The Noel Coward Diaries by Noel Coward

The Noel Coward Diaries by Noel Coward

For over half a century Noel Coward was British Theatre's most renowned dramatist, director and star, and one of the most colourful characters who ever strode across its stage. Published to coincide with the centenary of Coward's birth, these diaries chronicle the last 30 years of his life, from his war-time concert tours, through his private and professional depression in the 1950s to his triumphant re-emergence in the 1960s and knighthood in 1970. Moving through the theatrical, social, political and historical world on both sides of the Atlantic, the impressive cast of characters ranges from Churchill and Mountbatten through Olivier and Vivien Leigh to Marilyn Monroe, Harold Pinter and the Beatles. This is a marvellously funny, touching and revealing account of the three decades in the life of the greatest theatrical entertainer of the century.

Writer of Novels, Short Stories, Fiction, Autobiography/Memoir, Plays, Biography, Film, Poetry, Music, Songs/Lyrics and libretti; Actor, Singer, Director, Producer, and Nightclub Entertainer. Born 1899, England. His first theatre role came in 1909, and he began writing for the stage in 1920. With his play The Vortex in 1924 his success was assured. He went on to write many of the most successful plays and lyrics of the century, including 'Mad Dogs and Englishmen', and Private Lives and Blithe Spirit. He died in his home in Jamaica in 1973.

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ISBN 13	9781842120668
ISBN 10	1842120662
Title	The Noel Coward Diaries
Author	Noel Coward
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	2000-08-17
Number of pages	704
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