Noël Coward
Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 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".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), screenplays, 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, as well as those of others.
At the outbreak of the Second World War, 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 1970. 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".
Coward's plays and songs achieved new popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, and his work and style continue to influence popular culture. He 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. Provided by Wikipedia
1
by Coward, Noël, 1899-1973, Coward, Noël, 1899-1973, Coward, Noël, 1899-1973
[Place of publication not identified] : Double Play, 1990
Other Authors:
“...Coward, Noël, 1899-1973...”[Place of publication not identified] : Double Play, 1990
This item is not available through EZBorrow. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.
Audio
2
by Coward, Noël, 1899-1973
New York, Boni and Liveright 1922
New York, Boni and Liveright 1922
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?> //ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?>
Book
3
by Coward, Noel, 1899-1973
New York, Avon book company, 1943
New York, Avon book company, 1943
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?> //ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?>
Book
4
by Coward, Noel, 1899-1973
London : W. Heinemann 1933
London : W. Heinemann 1933
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?> //ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?>
Book
5
by Coward, Noel, 1899-1973
London : Heinemann, 1949
London : Heinemann, 1949
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?> //ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?>
Book
6
by Coward, Noel, 1899-1973
New York, S. French 1942
New York, S. French 1942
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?> //ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?>
Book
7
by Coward, Noel, 1899-1973
Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, Doran and Company, inc., 1937
Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, Doran and Company, inc., 1937
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?> //ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?>
Book
8
by Coward, Noel, 1899-1973
Garden City, N.Y., Dolphin Books 1963
Garden City, N.Y., Dolphin Books 1963
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?> //ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?>
Book
9
by Coward, Noël, 1899-1973
New York, Grosset & Dunlap 1933
New York, Grosset & Dunlap 1933
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?> //ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?>
Book
10
by Coward, Noël, 1899-1973
Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, Doran ; 1932
Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, Doran ; 1932
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?> //ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?>
Book
11
by Coward, Noël, 1899-1973
Woodstock, N.Y. : Overlook Press, 1983
Woodstock, N.Y. : Overlook Press, 1983
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?> //ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?>
Book
12
13
by Coward, Noël, 1899-1973
London : William Heinemann Ltd., 1958
London : William Heinemann Ltd., 1958
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?> //ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?>
Book
14
by Coward, Noël, 1899-1973
New York : S. French, 1965
Other Authors:
“...Coward, Noël, 1899-1973...”New York : S. French, 1965
This item is not available through EZBorrow. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.
Book
15
by Coward, Noël, 1899-1973
London : Heinemann, 1961
London : Heinemann, 1961
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?> //ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?>
Book
16
by Coward, Noël, 1899-1973
Stanyan Records 1972
Stanyan Records 1972
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?> //ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?>
Audio
17
by Coward, Noël, 1899-1973
New York [etc.]: Samuel French 1938
New York [etc.]: Samuel French 1938
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?> //ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?>
Book
18
by Coward, Noël, 1899-1973
London ; New York : Samuel French, 1941
London ; New York : Samuel French, 1941
This item is not available through EZBorrow. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.
Book
19
by Coward, Noël, 1899-1973
Angel Records, 1960
Angel Records, 1960
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?> //ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?>
Audio