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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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The Italian Job
1969-06-02
7.2
Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965-10-03
6.7
Our Man in Havana
1960-01-27
6.9
In Which We Serve
1942-09-17
6.2
The Scoundrel
1935-04-30
6.2
Boom!
1968-05-26
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Le Journal de la Résistance
1945-01-01
5.7
Men Are Not Gods
1936-11-26
4.5
The Astonished Heart
1950-03-17
5.8
Surprise Package
1960-09-29
6.4
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
2023-06-02
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Blithe Spirit
1956-01-14
6.3
Paris When It Sizzles
1964-03-01
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Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
1988-02-04
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The South Bank Show: Noël Coward
1992-03-01
6.7
Around the World in Eighty Days
1956-10-17
6.9
Blithe Spirit
1945-04-05
7.7
Brief Encounter
1945-11-24
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Hearts of the World
1918-03-11
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Androcles and the Lion
1967-11-15
7.7
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991-10-28
6.6
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20
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What's My Line?
1950-02-02
4.6
Tony Awards
1956-04-01
6.7
The Dick Cavett Show
1968-06-06
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A Choice of Coward
1964-08-10
movie_edit Directing
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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
7
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
7
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
7
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