Noël Coward
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- December 15, 1899
- Died
- March 26, 1973 (aged 73)
- Birthplace
- Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK
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.
Known For
Filmography
National Theatre Live: Hay Fever
Movie · Writer
Fallen Angels by Noël Coward
Movie · Writer
Blithe Spirit
Movie · Writer, Theatre Play
Blithe Spirit
Movie · Writer
Blithe Spirit
Movie · Theatre Play
National Theatre Live: Present Laughter
Movie · Screenplay
Noël Coward's Present Laughter
Movie · Theatre Play
Alice
Movie · Original Story
Burton and Taylor
Movie · Theatre Play
Private Lives
Movie · Theatre Play
Easy Virtue
Movie · Theatre Play
The Red Peppers
Movie · Novel
Relative Values
Movie · Story, Original Story
Tonight at 8.30
TV · Writer · 8 eps
Final Act
Movie · Writer
Star Quality
Movie · Writer
Me and the Girls
Movie · Writer
Bon Voyage
Movie · Story
Mrs Capper's Birthday
Movie · Short Story
What Mad Pursuit
Movie · Writer
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
Movie · Original Story
Hay Fever
Movie · Writer
A Song At Twilight
Movie · Writer
Come Into The Garden Maud
Movie · Writer
Present Laughter
Movie · Writer
The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe
Movie · Writer
The Marquise
Movie · Writer
Intimitäten
Movie · Writer
Design for Living
Movie · Writer
Private Lives
Movie · Writer
Brief Encounter
Movie · Theatre Play
Fallen Angels
Movie · Original Story
Playhouse
TV · Theatre Play, Writer · 1 ep
Alta comedia
TV · Theatre Play · 1 ep
Play for Today
TV · Writer · 1 ep
The Vortex
Movie · Writer
This Happy Breed
Movie · Writer
Um Breve Encontro
Movie · Story
Interlude
Movie · Writer
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
Movie · Story
The Jazz Age
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Anglická sobota
Movie · Short Story
Pretty Polly
Movie · Story, Original Story
Present Laughter
Movie · Writer
ITV Playhouse
TV · Writer · 3 eps
Before the Fringe
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Oh, diese Geister
Movie · Theatre Play
Blithe Spirit
Movie · Theatre Play
Al calar del sipario
Movie · Writer
Geisterkomödie
Movie · Theatre Play
Estudio Uno
TV · Writer · 1 ep
BBC Play of the Month
TV · Writer · 3 eps
A Choice of Coward: Design for Living
Movie · Writer
A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter
Movie · Original Story
A Choice of Coward: The Vortex
Movie · Original Story
A Choice of Coward: Blithe Spirit
Movie · Original Story
The Wednesday Play
TV · Writer · 1 ep
A Choice of Coward
TV · Theatre Play · 4 eps
Festival
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Geisterkomödie
Movie · Theatre Play
Blithe Spirit
Movie · Theatre Play
Armchair Theatre
TV · Writer · 2 eps
Meet Me Tonight
Movie · Theatre Play, Writer
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · Story · 1 ep
The Astonished Heart
Movie · Writer
Blithe Spirit
Movie · Theatre Play, Screenplay
Brief Encounter
Movie · Theatre Play, Screenplay
This Happy Breed
Movie · Theatre Play
In Which We Serve
Movie · Writer
We Were Dancing
Movie · Theatre Play
Bitter Sweet
Movie · Theatre Play, Lyricist
Private Lives
Movie · Writer
Cavalcade
Movie · Screenplay, Novel, Writer
Tonight Is Ours
Movie · Author
Bitter Sweet
Movie · Novel
Design for Living
Movie · Theatre Play
Private Lives
Movie · Theatre Play
The Vortex
Movie · Author
Easy Virtue
Movie · Writer
The Queen Was in the Parlour
Movie · Theatre Play