S. P. Somtow

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Full Name	S. P. Somtow
Occupation	Film Director
Date Of Birth	Dec 30, 1952(1952-12-30)
Age	72
Country	Thailand
Horoscope	Capricorn

S. P. Somtow Biography

S. P. Somtow is one of the most popular and richest Film Director who was born on December 30, 1952 in Thailand.

A descendant of the Royal Chakri dynasty (his grandfather’s sister was a cousin and consort of King Vajiravudh), Somtow was born in Bangkok. He moved to England with his parents in 1953 at the age of six months. English was his first language. Somtow was educated at Eton College and at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge. He returned to Thailand in the early-1960s for a five-year period, during which he became fluent in the Thai language. At age 11, he wrote a poem called “Kith of Infinity”, which was published in the English- language Bangkok Post. Shirley MacLaine saw it, and thinking that it was written by a dead poet, included it in her autobiography, Don’t Fall Off the Mountain. The poem contains the line “I am not a man”, as Somtow was not yet an adult. It is thought that this prompted MacLaine to assume that the author was a woman.

Somtow’s novel, Jasmine Nights, a semi-autobiographical novel set in Thailand in the 1960s, has become his best known fictional work. The historical fantasy The Shattered Horse holds that Hector’s son Astyanax survives the fall of Troy and grows to adulthood to meet many of the characters of Iliad.

S. P. Somtow Net Worth

S. P. Somtow is one of the richest Film Director from Thailand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, S. P. Somtow 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

S. P. Somtow (a rearrangement of his real name Somtow Papinian Sucharitkul; Thai: สมเถา สุจริตกุล ; RTGS: Somthao Sucharitakun ; born 30 December 1952) is a Thai-American musical composer. He is also a science fiction, fantasy, and horror author writing in English. Somtow has both Thai and American citizenship.

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Somtow has been critical of all sides in the political disputes following the 2006 Thailand coup. Although he was a critic of the populist government of Thaksin, Somtow stated that, “The righteous indignation of Thaksin’s opposition, however, went beyond the pale when they started to say that the poor shouldn’t vote because they’re too stupid.” Somtow praised a speech by Democrat Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva for being, “so balanced, so reasonable, so intelligent, and so well thought through,…”

Facts & Trivia

Inga Ranked on the list of most popular Film Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Thailand. S. P. Somtow celebrates birthday on December 30 of every year.

Somtow is artistic director of Opera Siam. In 2006, Somtow Sucharitkul conducted the first Wagner opera in Southeast Asia, Das Rheingold, as part of a five-year project to bring the entire Ring Cycle to Southeast Asia by 2010. Various delays afflicted the project and it has yet to resume. He has conducted the Thailand premieres of many key repertoire operas such as Thaïs, Otello, and The Rape of Lucretia. He embarked on a venture to conduct all of Mahler’s symphonies in Thailand, and the cycle was completed with No. 2 in 2015.

Top Facts about S. P. Somtow

1. S.P. Somtow is a Thai-American composer and author.
2. He was born on December 30, 1952.
3. His real name is Somtow Papinian Sucharitkul.
4. He has written over 50 books in various genres.
5. Somtow’s works have won numerous awards and accolades.
6. He has composed music for the Bangkok Opera and other organizations.
7. Somtow founded the Bangkok Opera in 1999.
8. He is known for his unique blend of science fiction and horror elements in his writing.
9. Somtow’s most famous work is the “Vampire Junction” series.
10. He currently resides in Thailand but frequently travels internationally for performances and speaking engagements.