Noël Coward - Фильмы

Сэр Noël Peirce Coward (16 Декабря 1899 – 26 March 1973) was an English playwright, сочинять, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, пышность, 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, Трус attended a dance academy in London as a child, making his professional stage начало at the age of eleven. As a teenager he was introduced into the high society in which most of his plays would be set. Трус 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 театр репертуаре. He composed hundreds of songs, in addition to well over a dozen musical theatre works (including the operetta Bitter Sweet and comic журналы), poetry, several volumes of short stories, the novel Pomp and Circumstance, and a three-volume автобиография. 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, Трус volunteered for war work, running the British office propaganda in Paris. He also worked with the Secret Service, seeking to use his influence to убеждает the American public and government to help Britain. Трус won an Academy Почетный Award in 1943 for his naval фильм, 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 Дивный Party". His plays and songs achieved new popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, and his work and style continue to влияние popular culture. Трус did not publicly acknowledge his homosexuality, but it was discussed candidly after his death by biographers including Грэм Пейн, 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 noel Coward Theatre in his honour in 2006.