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Noël Coward

Writing

Born December 15, 1899 · Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK

Died March 26, 1973

Also known as Noël Peirce Coward · Sir Noël Peirce Coward · Sir Noël Coward

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Biography

Sir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".

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Awards & recognition

  • Academy Honorary Award
  • Knight Bachelor
  • National Board of Review Award — Best Film
  • Tony Award — Best Direction of a Musical · 1964 · nominated
  • Tony Award — Best Author · 1964 · nominated
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  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1944 · nominated

Filmography25 titles

Brief Encounter

1945as Train Station Announcer (uncredited)

Bunny Lake Is Missing

1965as Wilson

This Happy Breed

1944Producer, Theatre Play

Design for Living

1933Theatre Play

What's My Line?

1950as Self - Mystery Guest

Blithe Spirit

1945as Narrator (uncredited)

The Italian Job

1969as Mr. Bridger

The Dick Cavett Show

1968as Self - Guest

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

In Which We Serve

1942as Captain E. V. Kinross R.N. / Captain 'D'

Our Man in Havana

1959as Hawthorne

Around the World in 80 Days

1956as Roland Hesketh-Baggott

Private Lives

1931Theatre Play

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

2023as Self (archive footage)

Noël Coward's Present Laughter

2017Theatre Play

Easy Virtue

2008Theatre Play

Paris When It Sizzles

1964as Alexander Meyerheim

Burton and Taylor

2013Theatre Play

Bitter Sweet

1940Lyricist, Songs, Theatre Play

Hearts of the World

1918as The Man with the Wheelbarrow / A Villager in the Streets

Blithe Spirit

2020Theatre Play

Men Are Not Gods

1936as Passer-by (uncredited)

Cavalcade

1933Novel, Screenplay, Writer

Brief Encounter

1976Author

We Were Dancing

1942Theatre Play