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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". [1]
Jun 28, 2024 · Noël Coward (born December 16, 1899, Teddington, near London, England—died March 26, 1973, St. Mary, Jamaica) was an English playwright, actor, and composer best known for his highly polished comedies of manners. Coward appeared professionally as an actor from the age of 12.
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Noël Coward (1960) - Aged 61. Born in 1899, Noël Coward was raised as a working class boy in the London suburb of Teddington. His father was a travelling piano salesman and the family finances were often poor. His mother later ran a boarding house on the outskirts of Belgravia, London.
The English playwright, actor, and composer Noel Coward was known for his likable sophistication and sharp sense of humor. Although he wrote some of the most popular plays of his time, he was also known for his entertaining personality and his abilities as a witty storyteller.
Jun 5, 2023 · Born in 1899, he was young enough to be called up for World War One, and to not only be one of the Bright Young Things – the nickname given to the wild-living, press-friendly socialites who...
Noel Coward virtually invented the concept of Englishness for the 20th century. An astounding polymath - dramatist, actor, writer, composer, lyricist, painter, and wit -- he was defined by his Englishness as much as he defined it.
Mar 27, 2023 · ‘I’m an enormously talented man’: The life of born show-off Noel Coward. As a major new biography about Noel Coward is published half a century on from his death, Martin Chilton looks back ...
