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Noël Coward‌

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Noël Coward

Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK

Noël Coward

Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1899-12-15

Popularity

star1.9

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.

Movie Credits

The Italian Job

The Italian Job‌
star7.0
calendar 1969

Bunny Lake Is Missing

Bunny Lake Is Missing‌
star7.2
calendar 1965

Our Man in Havana

Our Man in Havana‌
star6.8
calendar 1960

In Which We Serve

In Which We Serve‌
star6.8
calendar 1942

The Scoundrel

The Scoundrel‌
star6.2
calendar 1935

Boom!

Boom!‌
star6.2
calendar 1968

Le Journal de la Résistance

Le Journal de la Résistance‌
star8.0
calendar 1945

Men Are Not Gods

Men Are Not Gods‌
star5.7
calendar 1936

The Astonished Heart

The Astonished Heart‌
star4.5
calendar 1950

Surprise Package

Surprise Package‌
star5.8
calendar 1960

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story‌
star6.3
calendar 2023

Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit‌
star8.0
calendar 1956

Paris When It Sizzles

Paris When It Sizzles‌
star6.3
calendar 1964

Ken Russell's ABC of British Music

Ken Russell's ABC of British Music‌
star10.0
calendar 1988

The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

The South Bank Show: Noël Coward‌
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calendar 1992

Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days‌
star6.6
calendar 1956

Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit‌
star6.9
calendar 1945

Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter‌
star7.7
calendar 1945

Hearts of the World

Hearts of the World‌
star6.0
calendar 1918

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion‌
star0.0
calendar 1967

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker‌
star7.7
calendar 1991

Tv Credits

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

What's My Line?

What's My Line?‌
star6.6
calendar 1950

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show‌
star6.6
calendar 1968