Noël Coward
Writing
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
Writing78
movieFallen Angels
2026
Writer
movieBlithe Spirit
2023
Writer, Theatre Play
movieBlithe Spirit
2020
Theatre Play
movieBlithe Spirit
2020
Writer
movieNoël Coward's Present Laughter
2017
Theatre Play
movieAlice
2017
Original Story
moviePrivate Lives
2013
Theatre Play
movieBurton and Taylor
2013
Theatre Play
movieEasy Virtue
2008
Theatre Play
movieRelative Values
2000
Story, Original Story
tvTonight at 8.30
1991
Writer
movieFinal Act
1987
Writer
movieMr. and Mrs. Edgehill
1985
Original Story
movieBon Voyage
1985
Story
movieMrs Capper's Birthday
1985
Short Story
movieStar Quality
1985
Writer
movieHay Fever
1984
Writer
movieThe Marquise
1980
Writer
moviePrivate Lives
1976
Writer
movieBrief Encounter
1976
Theatre Play
movieFallen Angels
1974
Original Story
tvPlayhouse
1974
Theatre Play, Writer
tvPlay for Today
1970
Writer
tvAlta comedia
1970
Theatre Play
movieThe Vortex
1969
Writer
movieInterlude
1968
Writer
moviePretty Polly
1967
Story, Original Story
tvITV Playhouse
1967
Writer
Anglická sobota
1967
Short Story
movieBlithe Spirit
1966
Theatre Play
Oh, diese Geister
1966
Theatre Play
tvEstudio Uno
1965
Writer
movieGeisterkomödie
1965
Theatre Play
tvThe Wednesday Play
1964
Writer
movieA Choice of Coward: The Vortex
1964
Original Story
movieA Choice of Coward: Blithe Spirit
1964
Original Story
movieA Choice of Coward: Present Laughter
1964
Original Story
tvA Choice of Coward
1964
Theatre Play
Festival
1963
Writer
Geisterkomödie
1962
Theatre Play
tvArmchair Theatre
1956
Writer
movieBlithe Spirit
1956
Theatre Play
movieMeet Me Tonight
1952
Theatre Play, Writer
movieBrief Encounter
1945
Theatre Play, Screenplay
movieBlithe Spirit
1945
Theatre Play, Screenplay
movieThis Happy Breed
1944
Theatre Play
movieWe Were Dancing
1942
Theatre Play
movieBitter Sweet
1940
Theatre Play, Lyricist
moviePrivate Lives
1940
Writer
movieDesign for Living
1933
Theatre Play
movieCavalcade
1933
Screenplay, Novel, Writer
movieTonight Is Ours
1933
Author
moviePrivate Lives
1931
Theatre Play
movieEasy Virtue
1928
Writer
movieThe Vortex
1928
Author
movieThe Queen Was in the Parlour
1927
Theatre Play
Acting26
movieMad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
2023
Self (archive footage)
moviePreminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
actor 'Bunny Lake Is Missing' (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieKen Russell's ABC of British Music
1988
Self (archive)
movieThe Italian Job
1969
Mr. Bridger
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
movieBoom!
1968
The Witch of Capri
tvOmnibus
1967
Self
movieParis When It Sizzles
1964
Alexander Meyerheim
movieSurprise Package
1960
King Pavel II
movieOur Man in Havana
1960
Hawthorne
movieAround the World in 80 Days
1956
Roland Hesketh-Baggott
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Recipient
movieBlithe Spirit
1956
Charles Condomine
movieThe Astonished Heart
1950
Dr. Christian Faber
tvWhat's My Line?
1950
Self - Mystery Guest
movieBrief Encounter
1945
Train Station Announcer (uncredited)
movieBlithe Spirit
1945
Narrator (uncredited)
movieIn Which We Serve
1942
Captain E. V. Kinross R.N. / Captain 'D'
movieMen Are Not Gods
1936
Passer-by (uncredited)
movieThe Scoundrel
1935
Anthony Mallare
movieHearts of the World
1918
The Man with the Wheelbarrow / A Villager in the Streets
Sound7
movieThe Astonished Heart
1950
Original Music Composer
Production5
movieThe Caretaker
1964
Associate Producer
movieBrief Encounter
1945
Producer
movieBlithe Spirit
1945
Producer
movieThis Happy Breed
1944
Producer
movieIn Which We Serve
1942
Producer
Directing2
movieBlithe Spirit
1956
Director
movieIn Which We Serve
1942
Director
Creator1
tvA Choice of Coward
1964
Creator