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Sir Noël Coward

Born Noël Peirce Coward
16 December 1899
Teddington, Middlesex, England
Died 26 March 1973 (aged 73)
Blue Harbour, Jamaica

Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 1899 – 26 March 1973) was an English actor, playwright and composer of popular music. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Teddington is in London, England on the north bank of the River Thames, between Hampton Wick and Twickenham. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more Among his achievements, he received an Academy Certificate of Merit at the 1943 Academy Awards for "outstanding production achievement for In Which We Serve. The Academy Honorary Award, instituted in 1948 for the 21st Academy Awards (previously called the Special Award) is given by the discretion of the In Which We Serve is a 1942 War film that tells the story of the British destroyer HMS Torrin, as told in flashbacks by the survivors as "[1]

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Early life

He was born in Teddington, Middlesex, England to Arthur Sabin Coward (1856–1937), a clerk, and his wife Violet Agnes (1863–1954), daughter of Henry Gordon Veitch, captain and surveyor in the Royal Navy. Teddington is in London, England on the north bank of the River Thames, between Hampton Wick and Twickenham. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) He was the second of their three sons, the eldest of whom had died in 1898 at the age of six. He began performing in the West End at an early age. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" He was a childhood friend of Hermione Gingold, whose mother warned her against him. Hermione Gingold ( December 9, 1897 &ndash May 24, 1987) was an English actress known for her sharp-tongued eccentric persona

A student at the Italia Conti Academy stage school, Coward’s first professional engagement was on 27 January 1911, in the children’s play The Goldfish. The Italia Conti Academy is Britain's oldest theatre arts training school. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year After this appearance, he was sought after for children’s roles by other professional theatres. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one He was cast as the Lost Boy Slightly in the 1913 production of Peter Pan. Peter Pan's Lost Boys are characters in J M Barrie 's play Peter Pan or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and subsequent adaptations and extensions Peter Pan or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and Peter and Wendy are the stage play and novel (respectively which tell the well-known story of

At the age of 14, he became the lover of Philip Streatfeild, a society painter who took him in and introduced him to high society in the form of Mrs. James Philip Sydney Streatfeild ( November 5, 1879 -1915 was an English painter bohemian and Pederastic Homosexual. Astley Cooper. She gathered a salon of artists and invited him to live on her property at Hambleton, Rutland, but on the farm rather than in the Hall, due to his lower social class. A salon is a gathering of stimulating people of quality under the roof of an inspiring hostess or host partly to amuse one another and partly to refine their taste and increase their knowledge through Hambleton is a village and Civil parish in Rutland, England. It is located about two miles east of Oakham. [2] Streatfeild died from tuberculosis in 1915. Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common

He played in several productions with Sir Charles Hawtrey, a Victorian actor and comedian, whom he idolized and to whom he virtually apprenticed himself until he was 20. Sir Charles Henry Hawtrey ( 21 September 1858 &ndash 30 July 1923) was a celebrated Stage actor, Comedian, director It was from Hawtrey that Coward learned comic acting techniques and playwriting. He was drafted briefly into the British Army during World War I but was discharged for ill health. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Coward appeared in the D. W. Griffith film Hearts of the World (1918) in an uncredited role. David Llewelyn Wark "D W" Griffith (January 22 1875 &ndash July 23 1948 was a premier pioneering Academy Award -winning American Film director. Hearts of the World is a 1918 Silent film directed by DW Griffith, a wartime propaganda classic that was filmed on location in Britain He found his voice and began writing plays that he and his friends could star in while at the same time writing revues.

Success

He starred in one of his first full-length plays, the inheritance comedy I'll Leave It To You, in 1920 at the age of 20. "Heir" and "Heiress" redirect here For the men and women fragrances endorsed by Paris Hilton see Heiress (fragrance. Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The following year he completed a one-act satire, The Better Half, about a man's relationship with two women, and it had a short run at the Little Theatre, London in 1922. The play was thought to be lost until a typescript was rediscovered in 2007 in the archive of the Lord Chamberlain's Office, which at that time licensed all plays for performance in the UK , and imposed cuts or complete bans. The Lord Chamberlain's Office is a department within the British Royal Household. [3]

After he enjoyed some moderate success with the Shaw-esque The Young Idea in 1923, the controversy surrounding his play The Vortex (1924), which contains many veiled references to drug abuse and homosexuality, made him an overnight sensation on both sides of the Atlantic. George Bernard Shaw ( (26 July 1856 &ndash 2 November 1950 was an Irish Playwright. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Drug abuse has a wide range of definitions related to taking a Psychoactive drug or Performance enhancing drug for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Coward followed this with three more major hits, Hay Fever, Fallen Angels (both 1925) and Easy Virtue (1926). Hay Fever is a comic play written by Noel Coward in 1924 and first produced in 1925 with Marie Tempest as the first Judith Bliss Fallen Angels is a play by British Actor and Playwright Noel Coward that opened at the Globe Theatre (now called the

Much of Coward's best work came in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Enormous (and enormously popular) productions, such as the full-length operetta Bitter Sweet (1929) and Cavalcade (1931), a huge extravaganza requiring a very large cast, gargantuan sets and an exceedingly complex hydraulic stage, were interspersed with finely-wrought comedies such as Private Lives (1930), in which Coward himself starred alongside his most famous stage partner, Gertrude Lawrence; and the black comedy Design for Living (1932), written for Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. Operetta is a genre of light Opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter Bitter Sweet is an Operetta in three acts written by Noel Coward and first produced in 1929 at Her Majesty's Theatre in London Cavalcade was a stage play written by Noel Coward, premiered in London in 1931 Extravaganza refers to a literary or musical work (often Musical theatre) characterized by freedom of style and structure and usually containing elements of burlesque Private Lives is a play written by Noel Coward in 1930 Coward who also starred in the first production alongside Gertrude Lawrence and Laurence Olivier Gertrude Lawrence (July 4 1898 - September 6 1952 was an English actress and musical comedy performer whose work spanned from the 1920s to the 1950s Design for Living is a Comedy play written by Noel Coward that premiered in 1932 Alfred Lunt (August 12 1892 – August 3 1977 was an American Tony Award -winning stage director and actor Lynn Fontanne ( December 6 1887 – July 30 1983) was a British -born actress who was a major stage star in the United States for over

Coward again partnered with Lawrence in Tonight at 8:30 (1936), an ambitious cycle of ten short plays that were randomly "shuffled" to make up a different playbill of three plays each night. Tonight at 830 (1936 is a unique cycle of short plays by Noel Coward, the first production of which was a bold experiment in the history of theatre One of these plays, Still Life, was expanded into the 1945 David Lean film Brief Encounter. Sir David Lean KBE ( 25 March, 1908 &ndash 16 April, 1991) was an English Film director and producer Brief Encounter is a 1945 British Film about the Mores of British suburban life centring on a housewife for whom real love (as opposed He was also a prolific writer of popular songs, and a lucrative recording contract with HMV allowed him to release a number of recordings, many now reissued on CD. Coward's most popular hits include the romantic I'll See You Again and Dear Little Café; and the comic Mad Dogs and Englishmen, The Stately Homes of England and (Don't Put Your Daughter on the Stage) Mrs Worthington

World War II

The outbreak of World War II in 1939 saw Coward working harder than ever. "I'll See You Again" is a song by the English songwriter Sir Noel Coward. A song written by Noël Coward and first performed in The Third Little Show at the Music Box Theatre, New York, on 1 June 1931 by Beatrice Lillie World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. When the war started he had only just left Paris. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city He took time off from writing to perform for the troops, but after was eager to return. Alongside his highly-publicised tours entertaining Allied troops, he was also engaged by the British Secret Service MI5 in intelligence work[4]. He was frustrated by the criticism he faced for his glamorous lifestyle, apparently living the high life while his countrymen suffered—especially his trips to America to sway opinion there. [5] Coward was unable to defend himself because he could not reveal that he was working for the Secret Service. The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) colloquially known as MI6 is the United Kingdom 's external Intelligence agency.

Had the Nazis invaded Britain, Coward would have been arrested and killed as he was on The Black Book along with other figures such as the socialist writer H. G. Wells. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German The Black Book was the post-war name given to the Sonderfahndungsliste G Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 &ndash 13 August 1946 He was an outspoken socialist and a pacifist, his later works becoming increasingly political Before Coward’s work for the Secret Service came to light, it was assumed the Nazis only targeted him as a homosexual. George VI, a personal friend, encouraged the government to award Coward a knighthood for his efforts in 1942. This was blocked by Winston Churchill, who disapproved of Coward's flamboyant lifestyle. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 [5] Churchill advised giving the official reason as Coward's ₤200 fine for spending ₤11,000 on a trip to America. FINE was created in 1998 and is an informal association of the four main Fair Trade networks F Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International

Coward wrote and released some extraordinarily popular songs during the war, the most famous of which are London Pride and Don't Let's Be Beastly To The Germans. "London Pride" is a song written and composed by Noel Coward. "Don't Let's Be Beastly To The Germans" was a satiric patriotic song popular in Britain in World War II. He complained to Churchill, his frequent painting companion, that he felt he was not doing enough to support the war effort. Churchill suggested he make a movie based on the career of Captain Lord Louis Mountbatten. Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, The result was the naval film drama In Which We Serve, which Coward served as writer, star, composer and co-director (alongside David Lean). In Which We Serve is a 1942 War film that tells the story of the British destroyer HMS Torrin, as told in flashbacks by the survivors as Sir David Lean KBE ( 25 March, 1908 &ndash 16 April, 1991) was an English Film director and producer The film was immensely popular on both sides of the Atlantic and Coward was awarded an honorary certificate of merit at the 1943 Academy Awards ceremony. The Academy Honorary Award, instituted in 1948 for the 21st Academy Awards (previously called the Special Award) is given by the discretion of the [1]

In the 1940s Coward wrote some of his best plays. The social commentary This Happy Breed and the intricate semi-autobiographical comedy-drama Present Laughter (both 1939) were later combined with the hugely successful black comedy Blithe Spirit (1941) to form a West End triple-bill, which starred Coward in all three simultaneous productions. This Happy Breed is a stage play written by Noel Coward, first staged in 1939 as part of a double bill with the same author's Present Laughter Present Laughter is a comedic play written by Noel Coward in 1939 and first staged in 1942 as part of a double bill with his lower middle-class Blithe Spirit may refer to Blithe Spirit (play, a comic play Blithe Spirit (film, a 1945 British comedy film Blithe Spirit went on to make box-office records for a West End comedy that were not beaten until the 1970s, and was later filmed by David Lean.

Later works

Coward's popularity as a playwright declined sharply in the 1950s, with plays such as Quadrille, Relative Values, Nude with Violin and South Sea Bubble failing to find much favour with critics or audiences. Quadrille is a 1950s play by British actor and playwright Noel Coward. Relative Values is a 2000 Film adaptation of the 1950s play by Noel Coward of the same name. Nude with Violin is a 1950s play by British actor and playwright Noel Coward. South Sea Bubble is a 1950s play by British actor and playwright Noel Coward. Despite this he maintained a high public profile, continuing to write (and occasionally star in) moderately successful West End plays and musicals, performing an acclaimed solo cabaret act in Las Vegas (available on CD), and starring in films such as Bunny Lake is Missing, Around the World in 80 Days, Our Man in Havana, Boom! and The Italian Job. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Bunny Lake Is Missing is a Psychological thriller directed and produced by Otto Preminger. Our Man in Havana is a 1959 Film directed by Carol Reed and starring Alec Guinness, Burl Ives, Maureen O'Hara Boom! is a 1968 film starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Noël Coward. The Italian Job is a British caper film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley and directed by Peter

After starring in a number of American TV specials in the late 1950s alongside Mary Martin, Coward left the UK for tax reasons. Mary Virginia Martin ( December 1, 1913 – November 3, 1990) was an American Tony Award -winning star of stage film He first settled in Bermuda but later moved to Jamaica, where he remained for the rest of his life. Ba (officially The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. His play Waiting in the Wings (1960), set in a rest home for retired actresses, marked a turning-point in his popularity, gaining plaudits from critics, who likened it to the work of Anton Chekhov. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ( –) (Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов) was a Russian short-story writer and Playwright, considered to be one The late 1960s saw a revival in his popularity, with several new productions of his 1920s plays and a number of revues celebrating his music; Coward dubbed this comeback "Dad's Renaissance".

Coward's final stage work was Suite in Three Keys (1966), a trilogy set in a hotel penthouse suite, with him taking the lead roles in all three. The trilogy gained excellent reviews and did good box office business in the UK. Coward intended to star in Suite in Three Keys on Broadway but was unable to travel due to illness. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Only two of the plays were performed in New York, with the title changed to Noël Coward in Two Keys and the lead taken by Hume Cronyn. Hume Blake Cronyn, OC ( July 18, 1911 – June 15, 2003) was a Canadian - American Actor of

Death

By now suffering from severe arthritis and bouts of memory loss, which affected his work in The Italian Job, Coward retired from the theatre. Arthritis (from Greek arthro-, joint + -itis, inflammation plural arthritides is a group of conditions involving damage to the Joints of the body The Italian Job is a British caper film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley and directed by Peter He was knighted in 1970, and died in Jamaica in March 1973 of heart failure. He was buried three days later on the brow of Firefly Hill, Jamaica, overlooking the north coast of the island. On 28 March 1984, a memorial stone was unveiled by the Queen Mother in Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite 4 August 1900 &ndash 30 March 2002 was the Queen Consort of King George Poets’ Corner is the name traditionally given to a section of the South Transept of Westminster Abbey due to the number of Poets Playwrights and The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large mainly Gothic church

As well as over 50 published plays and many albums' worth of original songs, Coward wrote comic revues, poetry, several volumes of short stories, the novel Pomp and Circumstance (1960) and three volumes of autobiography. The short story is a literary genre of Fictional Prose Narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction such A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" Books of his song lyrics, diaries and letters have also been published. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed He was a spirited painter, and a volume containing reproductions of some of his artwork has also been published.

The Noël Coward Theatre on St Martin's Lane, originally opened in 1903, was renamed in his honour and re-opened on 1 June 2006, after extensive refurbishment, for the London premiere of Avenue Q. The Noël Coward Theatre is a West End theatre on St Martin's Lane in the City of Westminster. St Martin's Lane is a street in Central London, which runs from the church of St Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Avenue Q is a musical conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics and directed by Jason Moore.

The theatre opened in 1903 as the New Theatre, renamed the Albery Theatre in 1973. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Coward made his West End début at the New Theatre, in 1920.

Private life

Coward was homosexual and never married, but he maintained close personal friendships with many women. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. These included actress and author Esmé Wynne-Tyson, his first collaborator and constant correspondent; the designer and lifelong friend Gladys Calthrop; secretary and close confidante Lorn Loraine; his muse, the gifted musical actress Gertrude Lawrence; actress Joyce Carey; compatriot of his middle period, the light comedy actress Judy Campbell; and (in the words of Cole Lesley) 'his loyal and lifelong amitié amoureuse', film star Marlene Dietrich. Gertrude Lawrence (July 4 1898 - September 6 1952 was an English actress and musical comedy performer whose work spanned from the 1920s to the 1950s Joyce Carey (born Joyce Lawrence March 30, 1898 in London; died February 28, 1993 in London was a British Judy Campbell ( 31 May 1916 - 6 June 2004) was an English light comedy actress and occasional playwright Noël Coward 's muse Marlene Dietrich maɐˈleːnə ˈdiːtrɪç (December 27 &ndashMay 6) was a German -born American Actress, Singer and Entertainer

He was a valued friend of Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Gene Tierney, Judy Garland, Elaine Stritch, Princess Margaret and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron Vivien Leigh Lady Olivier (5 November 1913 &ndash 8 July 1967 was an English actress. Gene Tierney ( November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American film and stage actress. Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer Elaine Stritch (born February 2 1926) Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite 4 August 1900 &ndash 30 March 2002 was the Queen Consort of King George He was a close friend of Ivor Novello and Winston Churchill. David Ivor Davies (15 January 1893 &ndash 6 March 1951 better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh Composer, Singer and Actor, who Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874

Coward's insights into the class system can be traced back to London life in World War I, when thousands of troops passed through the capital every day, and officers and other ranks met civilians in dozens of highly secret clubs.

Coward enjoyed a 19-year relationship with Prince George, Duke of Kent[6] and a liasion with the stage and film actor Graham Payn for several decades until Coward's death. The Prince George Duke of Kent (George Edward Alexander Edmund 20 December 1902 - 25 August 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family Graham Payn ( 25 April 1918 &ndash 4 November 2005) was born in Pietermaritzburg in South Africa. Payn later co-edited with Sheridan Morley the collection of his diaries, published in 1982. Sheridan Morley (5 December 1941 − 16 February 2007 was an English author biographer critic director actor and broadcaster He was also connected to composer Ned Rorem, with details of their relationship published in Rorem's diaries. Ned Rorem (born October 23, 1923) is an American Composer and diarist.

Coward refused to acknowledge his sexual orientation, wryly stating, "There is still a woman in Paddington Square who wants to marry me, and I don't want to disappoint her". London Paddington station, also known as London Paddington, or just simply Paddington, is a major National Rail and London Underground station From his youth Coward had a distaste for penetrative sex and held the modern gay scene in disdain. [7]

He was the president of The Actors' Orphanage, an orphanage supported by the theatrical industry. The Actors Orphanage was started in 1896 by Kittie Carson at Croydon and was established as The Actors Orphanage Fund in 1912 In that capacity he befriended the young Peter Collinson, who was in the care of the orphanage, becoming Collinson's godfather and helping him get started in show business. Peter Collinson ( April 1, 1936 &ndash December 16, 1980) was a British Film director probably best known for directing When Collinson was a successful director he invited Coward to play a role in the film The Italian Job; Graham Payn also played a small role. The Italian Job is a British caper film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley and directed by Peter

Coward was a neighbour in Jamaica of James Bond's creator Ian Fleming and his wife Anne, the former Lady Rothermere. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Ian Lancaster Fleming ( May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was a British author, Journalist and Second World War Coward was a witness at the Fleming's wedding and though he was very fond of both of them, the Flemings' marriage was not a happy one, and Noël eventually tired of their constant bickering, as recorded in his diaries. When the first film adaptation of a James Bond novel, Dr. No was being produced, Coward was approached for the role of the villain. Dr No (1962 is the first Film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Sean Connery as British Secret Service agent He is said to have responded, "Doctor No? No. No. No. "

At a dinner welcoming Gene Tierney to London, "I want to tell you, Miss Tierney, you gave me one of the most memorable evenings I ever had in the Theater in your film Leave Her to Heaven. Gene Tierney ( November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American film and stage actress. Leave Her to Heaven is a 1945 20th Century Fox color Film noir motion picture starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde When I saw the expression on your face in the sequence in the in which you drowned the boy , I thought ' That was acting'. "[8]

When speaking to Peter O'Toole about his performance in Lawrence of Arabia, he said "If you'd been any prettier, it would have been 'Florence of Arabia'. Peter O'Toole (born 2 August 1932) is an Irish and British actor who achieved instant stardom in 1962 playing T Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 Epic film based on the life of T "

When someone pointed out a rising young actor at a party with the words "Keir Dullea" Coward's instant reply was "Gone tomorrow. Keir Dullea (kɪr duˈleɪ born May 30, 1936) is an American actor perhaps best known for the character of astronaut David Bowman he portrayed "

The Papers of Noel Coward are held in the University of Birmingham Special Collections. The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a British red brick University located in the city of Birmingham

On the BBC Midweek radio programme on 11 October 2006 Hunter Davies revealed that Coward had told him during an interview that he liked to attend and watch hospital operations in his spare time; apparently when Davies started to push this line further Coward clammed up on the subject and would not elaborate. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Hunter Davies (born 7 January 1936) is a prolific British Author, Journalist and broadcaster, perhaps best known for writing

Parodies and popular culture

Parodies of and homages to Coward and his style include:

Plays

Revues, musicals and operetta

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Search for "Noël Coward" at AMPAS. Present Laughter is a comedic play written by Noel Coward in 1939 and first staged in 1942 as part of a double bill with his lower middle-class This Happy Breed is a stage play written by Noel Coward, first staged in 1939 as part of a double bill with the same author's Present Laughter Blithe Spirit may refer to Blithe Spirit (play, a comic play Blithe Spirit (film, a 1945 British comedy film Peace In Our Time is a 1946 two-act play by Noel Coward. It has 8 scenes a cast of 22 speaking roles and received its first performance at the Lyric Theatre South Sea Bubble is a 1950s play by British actor and playwright Noel Coward. Quadrille is a 1950s play by British actor and playwright Noel Coward. London Calling! was a Musical revue, produced by André Charlot with music and lyrics by Noël Coward which opened at London's Duke of York's Theatre On With the Dance is the first episode of the fifth and final series of the period drama Upstairs Downstairs. This Year of Grace is a musical with a book music and lyrics by Noël Coward. Bitter Sweet is an Operetta in three acts written by Noel Coward and first produced in 1929 at Her Majesty's Theatre in London " Conversation Piece " is a song written by David Bowie. Operetta is a genre of light Opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter Set to Music is a musical Revue with a sketches music lyrics and direction by Noel Coward. Sigh No More is the second studio album released by German Power metal band Gamma Ray in 1991 by Noise Records Pacific 1860 is a musical written by Noël Coward. The story is set in a fictional Pacific British Colony during the reign of Queen Victoria The word " ace " comes from the Old French word 'as' (from Latin 'as' meaning 'a unit' from the name of a small Roman coin Lady Windermere's Fan A Play About a Good Woman is a four act Comedy by Oscar Wilde, first produced 22 February 1892 at the Sail Away is a musical with a book music and lyrics by Noël Coward. The Girl Who Came to Supper is a musical with a book by Harry Kurnitz and music and lyrics by Noël Coward. The Sleeping Prince is a 1953 play by Terrence Rattigan. Set in London England in 1911 it tells the story of a young actress who meets and ultimately Cowardy Custard is a musical Revue and was one of the last Noel Coward shows staged during his life Hearts of the World is a 1918 Silent film directed by DW Griffith, a wartime propaganda classic that was filmed on location in Britain Across the Continent ( 1922) a Silent film released by Paramount Pictures in June 1922 was an auto racing movie starring actor Wallace The Scoundrel ( 1935) is a Drama film directed by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, and starring Noel Coward, Julie In Which We Serve is a 1942 War film that tells the story of the British destroyer HMS Torrin, as told in flashbacks by the survivors as The film Blithe Spirit is a 1945 British comedy film of the popular Noel Coward play Our Man in Havana is a 1959 Film directed by Carol Reed and starring Alec Guinness, Burl Ives, Maureen O'Hara Present Laughter is a comedic play written by Noel Coward in 1939 and first staged in 1942 as part of a double bill with his lower middle-class Bunny Lake Is Missing is a Psychological thriller directed and produced by Otto Preminger. Androcles and the Lion is a 1952 RKO film produced by Gabriel Pascal from the George Bernard Shaw play. Boom! is a 1968 film starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Noël Coward. The Italian Job is a British caper film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley and directed by Peter
  2. ^ The Noël Coward Story. CultureVulture. net.
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