Noël Coward

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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.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1899-12-15
  • event Death Date 1973-03-26
  • school Known for: Writing
  • star Popularity: 3.7
  • info Birth Place Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Noël Coward

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Brief Encounter

1945-11-24

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Oh, diese Geister

1966-08-04

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Um Breve Encontro

1968-04-14

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In Which We Serve

1942-09-17

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In Which We Serve

1942-09-17

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Blithe Spirit

1945-04-05

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Noël Coward's Present Laughter

2017-11-03

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Cavalcade

1933-02-08

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Cavalcade

1933-02-08

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This Happy Breed

1944-05-28

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The Vortex

1969-12-10

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Hay Fever

1984-12-04

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Private Lives

1976-12-28

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Design for Living

1979-05-06

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What Mad Persuit

1985-11-24

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Present Laughter

1981-12-16

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Star Quality

1985-11-10

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Me and the Girls

1985-12-01

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Bon Voyage

1985-12-08

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Anglická sobota

1967-03-13

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The Astonished Heart

1950-03-17

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Blithe Spirit

1956-01-14

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The Astonished Heart

1950-03-17

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We Were Dancing

1942-04-30

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In Which We Serve

1942-09-17

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In Which We Serve

1942-09-17

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Interlude

1968-01-01

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Private Lives

1931-12-12

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Mrs. Capper's Birthday

1985-11-17

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Blithe Spirit

1956-01-14

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This Happy Breed

1944-05-28

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The Vortex

1928-03-25

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Easy Virtue

2008-11-07

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Al calar del sipario

1965-11-26

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The Red Peppers

2001-01-01

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Tonight Is Ours

1933-01-21

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Final Act

1987-01-23

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What Mad Pursuit

1985-11-24

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A Choice of Coward: Design for Living

1964-08-31

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Twentieth Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward

1999-07-20

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Easy Virtue

1928-04-01

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Bitter Sweet

1933-08-21

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The Little Damozel

1933-01-01

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Blithe Spirit

1945-04-05

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Blithe Spirit

1945-04-05

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Brief Encounter

1945-11-24

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Brief Encounter

1945-11-24

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Pretty Polly

1967-10-19

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The Marquise

1980-09-07

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A Song At Twilight

1982-07-09

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Come Into The Garden Maud

1982-07-07

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I'm a Gigolo

1994-11-07

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Meet Me Tonight

1952-09-09

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Relative Values

2000-06-23

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Geisterkomödie

1962-02-04

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Meet Me Tonight

1952-09-09

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Cavalcade

1933-02-08

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Burton and Taylor

2013-07-22

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Bitter Sweet

1940-11-08

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Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

1985-12-15

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Design for Living

1933-12-29

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The Caretaker

1964-01-21

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Brief Encounter

1974-11-12

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The Queen Was in the Parlour

1927-04-29

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Blithe Spirit

2020-11-10

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National Theatre Live: Present Laughter

2019-11-28

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Geisterkomödie

1965-02-27

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Blithe Spirit

2020-06-06

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Blithe Spirit

1966-12-07

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Private Lives

2013-12-11

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The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe

1981-01-23

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Present Laughter

1967-02-28

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Festival

1963-10-09

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Alta comedia

1970-04-19

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Estudio Uno

1965-11-24

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A Choice of Coward

1964-08-10

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951-10-05

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A Choice of Coward

1964-08-10