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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Film e Serie su Plex

  • Breve incontro
    Breve incontro1945
  • Il giro del mondo in 80 giorni
    Il giro del mondo in 80 giorni1956
  • Spirito allegro
    Spirito allegro1945
  • Partita a quattro
    Partita a quattro1933
  • Eroi del mare
    Eroi del mare1942
  • La famiglia Gibbon
    La famiglia Gibbon1944
  • Fragile virtù
    Fragile virtù1928
  • Breve incontro
    Breve incontro1974

Famoso per

  • Breve incontro
    Breve incontro1945
  • Un colpo all'italiana
    Un colpo all'italiana1969
  • Eroi del mare
    Eroi del mare1942
  • Spirito allegro
    Spirito allegro1945
  • Un matrimonio all'inglese
    Un matrimonio all'inglese2008
  • Cavalcata
    Cavalcata1933
  • La famiglia Gibbon
    La famiglia Gibbon1944
  • Partita a quattro
    Partita a quattro1933
  • La fidanzata ideale
    La fidanzata ideale2000
  • Mia moglie è un fantasma
    Mia moglie è un fantasma2020
  • Rumpole of the Bailey
    Rumpole of the Bailey7 stagioni
  • Fragile virtù
    Fragile virtù1928
  • Private Lives
    Private Lives1931
  • Burton and Taylor
    Burton and Taylor2013
  • Il nostro agente all'Avana
    Il nostro agente all'Avana1959
  • Il giro del mondo in 80 giorni
    Il giro del mondo in 80 giorni1956
  • Bunny Lake è scomparsa
    Bunny Lake è scomparsa1965
  • The Caretaker - Il guardiano
    The Caretaker - Il guardiano1963
  • Maschere di lusso
    Maschere di lusso1942
  • Lo spirito, la carne, il cuore
    Lo spirito, la carne, il cuore1950

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
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-BaggottSu Plex
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
1945
1944
1942

1991
Tonight At 8:30 · as Composer
1967
ITV Playhouse · as Composer
1960
The Grass Is Greener · as Composer
1958
1955
Ford Star Jubilee · as Composer
1950
The Astonished Heart · as Original Music Composer
1942

2023
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story · as Self (archive Footage)
1999
1985
End of Empire · as Self
1970
The 24th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Honorary Award Recipient
1969
1968
The Dick Cavett Show · as Self - GuestSu Plex
1967
Omnibus (1967) · as Self
1966
1964
1959
CBS Reports · as Self
1957
1956
Tony Awards · as Self - Recipient
1955
ITV Play of the Week · as Self - Presenter
1955
1953
Person to Person · as Self
1950
What's My Line? · as Self - Mystery Guest
1948

2020
Blithe Spirit · as Theatre Play
2017
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
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 Theatre PlaySu Plex
1967
1966
Blithe Spirit · as Theatre Play
1966
1965
Estudio 1 · as Play "blithe Spirit"
1965
1964
A Choice of Coward · as Theatre Play
1960
1958
Yoka · as Texts
1956
1955
1955
ITV Play of the Week · as Original Play
1955
1955
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
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