Noël Coward
Attore, Produttore, Sceneggiatore, Compositore, Regista
15 dicembre 1899 — 26 marzo 1973 (73 anni)
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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.
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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.
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Filmografia
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker · as Actor 'bunny Lake Is Missing' (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1969 | The Italian Job · as Mr. Bridger |
| 1968 | Boom! · as The Witch Of Capri |
| 1965 | Bunny Lake Is Missing · as Wilson |
| 1964 | Paris When It Sizzles · as Alexander Meyerheim |
| 1960 | Surprise Package · as King Pavel Ii |
| 1959 | Our Man in Havana · as Hawthorne |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days · as Roland Hesketh-Baggott |
| 1955 | Ford Star Jubilee · as Charles Condomine |
| 1950 | The Astonished Heart · as Dr. Christian Faber |
| 1945 | Brief Encounter · as Train Station Announcer (uncredited)Su Plex |
| 1945 | Blithe Spirit · as Narrator (uncredited)Su Plex |
| 1942 | In Which We Serve · as Captain E. V. Kinross R.n. / Captain 'd'Su Plex |
| 1936 | Men Are Not Gods · as Passer-By (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Scoundrel · as Anthony Mallare |
| 1918 | Hearts of the World · as The Man With The Wheelbarrow / A Villager In The Streets |
| 1963 | The Guest · as Associate Producer |
| 1945 | Brief EncounterSu Plex |
| 1945 | Blithe SpiritSu Plex |
| 1944 | This Happy BreedSu Plex |
| 1942 | In Which We ServeSu Plex |
| 2019 | Present Laughter · as Screenplay |
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| 1942 | In Which We ServeSu Plex |
| 1933 | Bitter Sweet · as Novel |
| 1933 | Cavalcade · as Screenplay |
| 1928 | Easy VirtueSu Plex |
| 1991 | Tonight At 8:30 · as Composer |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse · as Composer |
| 1960 | The Grass Is Greener · as Composer |
| 1958 | The Black and White Minstrel Show · as Composer |
| 1955 | Ford Star Jubilee · as Composer |
| 1950 | The Astonished Heart · as Original Music Composer |
| 1942 | In Which We ServeSu Plex |
| 2023 | Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1999 | The James Bond Story · as Self |
| 1985 | End of Empire · as Self |
| 1970 | The 24th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Honorary Award Recipient |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show · as Self - GuestSu Plex |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) · as Self |
| 1966 | Noel Coward on Acting · as Self |
| 1964 | A Choice of Coward · as Himself |
| 1959 | CBS Reports · as Self |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show · as Self |
| 1956 | Tony Awards · as Self - Recipient |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week · as Self - Presenter |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) · as Self |
| 1953 | Person to Person · as Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show · as Self |
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| 1942 | In Which We ServeSu Plex |
| 2020 | Blithe Spirit · as Theatre Play |
| 2017 | Noël Coward's Present Laughter · as Theatre Play |
| 2013 | Private Lives · as Theatre Play |
| 2013 | Fifty Years on Stage · as Written By |
| 2013 | Burton and Taylor · as Theatre Play |
| 2008 | Easy Virtue · as Theatre Play |
| 2000 | Relative Values · as Story |
| 1991 | Tonight At 8:30 · as Playlet |
| 1985 | Mr & Mrs Edgehill · as Original Story |
| 1985 | Bon Voyage · as Story |
| 1985 | Mrs. Capper's Birthday · as Short Story |
| 1978 | Rumpole of the Bailey · as Excerpts From 'tonight At 8.30' And 'we Were Dancing' By |
| 1974 | Brief Encounter · as AuthorSu Plex |
| 1973 | Playhouse · as Theatre Play |
| 1967 | A Matter of Innocence · as Story |
| 1966 | Blithe Spirit · as Theatre Play |
| 1966 | At the Theater Tonight · as Play |
| 1965 | Estudio 1 · as Play "blithe Spirit" |
| 1965 | Geisterkomödie - Eine unwahrscheinliche Komödie · as Theatre Play |
| 1960 | BBC Sunday-Night Play · as Play |
| 1958 | Yoka · as Texts |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show · as Play |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour · as Play |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week · as Original Play |
| 1955 | Ford Star Jubilee · as Play |
| 1955 | ITV Television Playhouse · as Play |
| 1954 | Camera Three · as Written By |
| 1954 | Producers' Showcase · as Play "tonight At 8: 30: Red Peppers, Still Life And Shadow Play" |
| 1952 | Tonight at 8:30 · as Theatre Play |
| 1952 | Omnibus · as Play |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · as Story |
| 1945 | Brief Encounter · as Theatre PlaySu Plex |
| 1945 | Blithe Spirit · as Theatre PlaySu Plex |
| 1944 | This Happy Breed · as Theatre PlaySu Plex |
| 1942 | We Were Dancing · as Theatre Play |
| 1940 | Bitter Sweet · as Songs |
| 1940 | Bitter Sweet · as Theatre Play |
| 1933 | Design for Living · as Theatre PlaySu Plex |
| 1933 | Tonight Is Ours · as Author |
| 1931 | Private Lives · as Theatre Play |