Noël Coward
Biography
Noël Coward was an English playwright, actor, composer, director and singer who began performing as a child and wrote more than 50 plays. Born in Teddington in 1899, he attended a dance academy in London and made his professional debut at eleven. He found his first major success as a playwright with The Vortex in 1924, followed by hits such as Hay Fever, Private Lives and Blithe Spirit. He also composed hundreds of songs and musicals, including Bitter Sweet. His naval film drama In Which We Serve brought him an Academy Honorary Award in 1943, and he was knighted in 1970. Later screen roles included Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965), Boom! (1968), The Italian Job (1969), Our Man in Havana (1959) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1956). He died in 1973.
73years old at death
- Born Teddington
- Died Firefly Estate
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Noël Peirce Coward (birth name)Also credited as Noel Pierce Coward, Sir Coward, Noel Peirce Coward, Sir Noel Coward and Sir Noël Coward
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 27 years1942 to 1969
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A role that slipped away
Coward was asked to take the title part in the 1962 movie Dr. No. His answer was, "No, no, no, a thousand times, no."
Behind the camera
Coward wrote, directed and acted alongside Lawrence in Tonight at 8.30, a 1936 collection of ten short plays staged in different combinations over three evenings. Still Life, one of those plays, became the 1945 David Lean film Brief Encounter.
Noël Coward movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- In Which We Serve1942 Drama, Waras Captain E. V. Kinross R.N. / Captain 'D'
IMDb rating 7.27.2K votes
- Around the World in Eighty Days1956as Roland Hesketh-Baggott - London Employment Agency Manager
IMDb rating 6.732K votes
Most often with
David Lean directed three of these films. Joyce Carey appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Joyce Carey's page
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Finlay Currie's page
Marlene Dietrich's page
Grégoire Aslan's page
David LeanDirector, 3 films, 1942 to 1945
All films by David Lean
Also two films together2 more actors
- Irene HandlThe Italian Job (1969) and Brief Encounter (1945)
- Celia JohnsonBrief Encounter (1945) and In Which We Serve (1942)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
Three awards and honors, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| Honorary Award | Honorary | ||
| Other honors | |||
| Knight Bachelor | Won | ||
| National Board of Review Award for Best Film | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.