Noël Coward
Writing
Born: December 15, 1899 · Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK
Died: March 26, 1973 (aged 73)
Highest Rated
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 1899 – 26 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise". Born in Teddington, a suburb of London, Coward attended a dance academy in London as a child, making his professional stage début at the age of eleven. As a teenager he was introduced into the high society in which most of his plays would be set. Coward achieved enduring success as a playwright, publishing more than 50 plays from his teens onwards. Many of his works, such as Hay Fever, Private Lives, Design for Living, Present Laughter and Blithe Spirit, have remained in the regular theatre repertoire. He composed hundreds of songs, in addition to well over a dozen musical theatre works (including the operetta Bitter Sweet and comic revues), poetry, several volumes of short stories, the novel Pomp and Circumstance, and a three-volume autobiography. Coward's stage and film acting and directing career spanned six decades, during which he starred in many of his own works. At the outbreak of World War II, Coward volunteered for war work, running the British propaganda office in Paris. He also worked with the Secret Service, seeking to use his influence to persuade the American public and government to help Britain. Coward won an Academy Honorary Award in 1943 for his naval film drama, In Which We Serve, and was knighted in 1969. In the 1950s he achieved fresh success as a cabaret performer, performing his own songs, such as "Mad Dogs and Englishmen", "London Pride" and "I Went to a Marvellous Party". His plays and songs achieved new popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, and his work and style continue to influence popular culture. Coward did not publicly acknowledge his homosexuality, but it was discussed candidly after his death by biographers including Graham Payn, his long-time partner, and in Coward's diaries and letters, published posthumously. The former Albery Theatre (originally the New Theatre) in London was renamed the Noël Coward Theatre in his honour in 2006. Description above from the Wikipedia article Noël Coward, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Photos (1)
Movies (17)
The Italian Job
Mr. Bridger
Paris When It Sizzles
Alexander Meyerheim
Brief Encounter
Train Station Announcer (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
Roland Hesketh-Baggott
Blithe Spirit
Narrator (uncredited)
Our Man in Havana
Hawthorne
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Wilson
In Which We Serve
Captain E. V. Kinross R.N. / Captain 'D'
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
actor 'Bunny Lake Is Missing' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Boom!
The Witch of Capri
Blithe Spirit
Charles Condomine
Surprise Package
King Pavel II
The Astonished Heart
Dr. Christian Faber
Hearts of the World
The Man with the Wheelbarrow / A Villager in the Streets
Androcles and the Lion
Caesar
Men Are Not Gods
Passer-by (uncredited)
The Scoundrel
Anthony Mallare
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (8)
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · 2 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Recipient · 1 eps
Omnibus
Self · 2 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 2 eps
A Choice of Coward
Self · 4 eps
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
Self (archive footage)
Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
Self (archive)
Upcoming (2)
Directing (2)
Writing (78)
Play for Today
Writer
BBC Play of the Month
Writer
The Wednesday Play
Writer
ITV Playhouse
Writer
Playhouse
Theatre Play
Playhouse
Writer
Alta comedia
Theatre Play
Brief Encounter
Theatre Play
Brief Encounter
Screenplay
Blithe Spirit
Theatre Play
Blithe Spirit
Screenplay
Blithe Spirit
Theatre Play
Easy Virtue
Theatre Play
Relative Values
Story
Relative Values
Original Story
Armchair Theatre
Writer
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Story
Cavalcade
Screenplay
Cavalcade
Novel
Cavalcade
Writer
Tonight at 8.30
Writer
In Which We Serve
Writer
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
Original Story
Estudio Uno
Writer
A Choice of Coward
Theatre Play
This Happy Breed
Theatre Play
National Theatre Live: Present Laughter
Screenplay
Easy Virtue
Writer
Burton and Taylor
Theatre Play
Design for Living
Theatre Play
Blithe Spirit
Theatre Play
Pretty Polly
Story
Pretty Polly
Original Story
Fallen Angels
Original Story
We Were Dancing
Theatre Play
Brief Encounter
Theatre Play
Bitter Sweet
Theatre Play
Bitter Sweet
Lyricist
Me and the Girls
Writer
A Song At Twilight
Writer
The Astonished Heart
Writer
The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe
Writer
Tonight Is Ours
Author
Noël Coward's Present Laughter
Theatre Play
Blithe Spirit
Theatre Play
Come Into The Garden Maud
Writer
Star Quality
Writer
A Choice of Coward: Blithe Spirit
Original Story
What Mad Pursuit
Writer
Private Lives
Writer
A Choice of Coward: Design for Living
Writer
Present Laughter
Writer
Hay Fever
Writer
Blithe Spirit
Writer
Private Lives
Theatre Play
Um Breve Encontro
Story
A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter
Original Story
The Queen Was in the Parlour
Theatre Play
Private Lives
Theatre Play
A Choice of Coward: The Vortex
Original Story
Bitter Sweet
Novel
Bon Voyage
Story
The Vortex
Writer
Meet Me Tonight
Theatre Play
Meet Me Tonight
Writer
Geisterkomödie
Theatre Play
Mrs Capper's Birthday
Short Story
Design for Living
Writer
Final Act
Writer
The Red Peppers
Novel
The Marquise
Writer
Private Lives
Writer
Present Laughter
Writer
Alice
Original Story
Interlude
Writer
Blithe Spirit
Writer
Blithe Spirit
Theatre Play
The Vortex
Author
