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Our Man in Havana (1959) -- A vacuum cleaner salesman (Alec Guinness) is recruited by the British secret service to act as a spy in Havana.
The Italian Job (1969) -- Comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating a traffic jam.
The James Bond Story (1999) -- One Bond is not enough, and this documentary proves it! The James Bond Story celebrates the 39th Anniversary of James Bond in the cinema.
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) -- MattTrailer.com - Trailer (Flash)

Overview

Date of Death:
26 March 1973, Blue Harbor, Jamaica more
Mini Biography:
Noel Coward virtually invented the concept of Englishness for the 20th century... more
Trivia:
Mentioned in the Rodgers & Hart song, "The Lady is a Tramp." more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(142 articles)
Alternate Names:
Noël Coward | Sir Noel Coward

Filmography

Writer:
  1. Easy Virtue (2008) (based on the play by)
  2. Privatni zivoti (2003) (TV) (novel "Private Lives")
  3. Relative Values (2000) (play)

  4. "Tonight at 8.30" (8 episodes, 1991)
        - Shadow Play (1991) TV episode (writer)
        - Still Life (1991) TV episode (writer)
        - Ways and Means (1991) TV episode (writer)
        - Fumed Oak (1991) TV episode (writer)
        - Family Album (1991) TV episode (writer)
          (3 more)
  5. Red Peppers (1991) (TV) (writer)

  6. Sidste akt (1987) (play)
  7. Quadrille (1986) (TV) (play)
  8. Földi kacaj (1986) (TV) (play)
  9. What Mad Pursuit? (1985) (TV) (story)
  10. Mrs. Capper's Birthday (1985) (TV) (story)
    ... aka Star Quality: Mrs. Capper's Birthday (UK)
  11. Me and the Girls (1985) (TV) (story)
    ... aka Star Quality: Me and the Girls (UK: alternative title)
  12. Bon Voyage (1985) (TV) (story)
    ... aka Star Quality: Bon Voyage (UK)
  13. Star Quality (1985) (TV) (story)
  14. Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (1985) (TV) (story)
    ... aka Star Quality: Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (UK)
  15. Hay Fever (1984) (TV) (play)
  16. "La comedia" (1 episode, 1983)
        - Fácil virtud (1983) TV episode (play)
  17. "Estudio 1" (3 episodes, 1968-1982)
        - Ángeles caídos (1982) TV episode (play)
        - Un espíritu burlón (1970) TV episode (play)
        - La encantadora familia Bliss (1968) TV episode (play "Hay Fever")
  18. "BBC2 Playhouse" (3 episodes, 1981-1982)
        - A Song at Twilight (1982) TV episode (writer)
        - Come Into the Garden, Maud (1982) TV episode (play)
        - The Kindness of Mrs. Radcliffe (1981) TV episode (play)
  19. The Marquise (1980) (TV) (play)

  20. "BBC Play of the Month" (3 episodes, 1968-1979)
        - Design for Living (1979) TV episode (play)
        - The Marquise (1969) TV episode (play)
        - Hay Fever (1968) TV episode (writer)
  21. "Au théâtre ce soir" (4 episodes, 1973-1976)
        - Week-end (1976) TV episode (play "Hay Fever")
        - Le nu au tambour (1975) TV episode (play)
        - Jeux d'esprit (1974) TV episode (play)
        - Félicity (1973) TV episode (play)
  22. Private Lives (1976) (TV) (writer)
  23. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Brief Encounter (1974) TV episode (novel "Still Life")
  24. Brief Encounter (1974) (TV) (play "Still Life")
    ... aka Breve incontro (Italy)
  25. "Play for Today" (1 episode, 1973)
        - Song at Twilight (1973) TV episode (writer)
  26. Joyeux chagrins (1972) (TV) (play)
  27. Amouren (1972) (TV) (writer)
  28. Temni hrast (1971) (TV) (novel)

  29. Red Peppers (1969) (TV) (writer)
  30. The Vortex (1969) (TV) (writer)
  31. Duett im Zwielicht (1969) (TV) (play "Duett im Zwielicht")
  32. "ITV Playhouse" (3 episodes, 1968)
        - The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe (1968) TV episode (writer)
        - Bon Voyage (1968) TV episode (writer)
        - Star Quality (1968) TV episode (story)
  33. "The Jazz Age" (1 episode, 1968)
        - Post Mortem (1968) TV episode (writer)
  34. Vaimoni kummittelee (1968) (TV) (play "Blithe Spirit")
    ... aka Aitiopaikka - Vaimoni kummittelee (Finland: series title)
  35. "Armchair Theatre" (2 episodes, 1966-1968)
        - Mrs Capper's Birthday (1968) TV episode (story)
        - Pretty Polly (1966) TV episode (writer)
  36. Parenthesi (1968) (play "Still Life")
    ... aka I parenthesi (Greece: festival title)
    ... aka Interlude (International: English title)
  37. Kratak susret (1968) (TV) (writer)
  38. Pretty Polly (1967) (story "Pretty Polly Barlow")
    ... aka A Matter of Innocence (USA)
  39. "ITV Play of the Week" (6 episodes, 1960-1967)
    ... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
        - Present Laughter (1967) TV episode (author)
        - A Choice of Coward #4: Design for Living (1964) TV episode (play)
        - A Choice of Coward #3: The Vortex (1964) TV episode (play)
        - A Choice of Coward #2: Blithe Spirit (1964) TV episode (play) (writer)
        - A Choice of Coward #1: Present Laughter (1964) TV episode (writer) (as Noël Coward)
          (1 more)
  40. "Before the Fringe" (1967) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka More Before the Fringe (UK: second season title)
  41. Hooikoorts (1966) (TV) (play "Hay Fever")
  42. Blithe Spirit (1966) (TV) (play)
  43. Wechselkurs der Liebe (1966) (TV) (play "Relative Values")
  44. Oh, diese Geister (1966) (TV) (play "Blithe Spirit")
  45. Quadrille (1966) (TV) (play)
  46. Südsee-Affaire (1965) (TV) (play "The South Sea Bubble")
  47. "Teatterituokio" (1 episode, 1964)
        - Viisas tohvelisankari (1964) TV episode (writer)
  48. Amouren (1964) (TV) (play "Present Laughter")
  49. Markisinnan (1964) (TV) (play "The Marquise")
  50. Möblemang i ek (1963) (TV) (play)
  51. "BBC Sunday-Night Play" (2 episodes, 1960-1962)
        - This Happy Breed (1962) TV episode (play)
        - Twentieth Century Theatre: The Vortex (1960) TV episode (play)
  52. Geisterkomödie (1962) (TV) (writer)
  53. Quadrille (1961) (TV) (play)
  54. Zwischen den Zügen (1961) (TV) (play)
  55. Minkä minulle voitte (1961) (TV) (play "Present Laughter")
  56. Hooikoorts (1961) (TV) (play "Hay Fever")
  57. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
        - Brief Encounter (1961) TV episode (play)

  58. "ITV Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1959)
        - Private Lives (1959) TV episode (play)
  59. "Fim de Semana no Campo" (1959) TV series (play)
  60. Red Peppers (1958) (TV) (writer)
  61. Yoka (1958) (TV) (texts)
  62. "Ford Star Jubilee" (1 episode, 1956)
        - This Happy Breed (1956) TV episode (adaptation) (play)
  63. Det er så yndigt (1956) (TV) (play)
  64. Blithe Spirit (1956) (TV) (play)
  65. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
        - Cavalcade (1955) TV episode (play)
  66. Zwischen den Zügen (1955) (TV) (writer)
  67. "Producers' Showcase" (1 episode, 1954)
        - Tonight at 8:30 (1954) TV episode (play "Tonight at 8: 30: Red Peppers, Still Life and Shadow Play")
  68. Meet Me Tonight (1952) (play "Tonight at 8: 30")
    ... aka Fumed Oak
    ... aka Tonight at 8:30 (USA)
  69. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - Still Life (1951) TV episode (play)
  70. The Astonished Heart (1950) (play)

  71. Blithe Spirit (1948) (TV) (writer)
  72. Blithe Spirit (1946) (TV) (play)
  73. Brief Encounter (1945) (play "Still Life") (uncredited)
    ... aka Noel Coward's Brief Encounter (UK: complete title)
  74. Blithe Spirit (1945) (play) (screenplay)
    ... aka Noel Coward's 'Blithe Spirit' (UK: complete title)
  75. This Happy Breed (1944) (play) (uncredited)
    ... aka Noel Coward's This Happy Breed (UK: complete title)
  76. In Which We Serve (1942) (writer)
  77. We Were Dancing (1942) (play "Tonight at 8: 30")
  78. Bitter Sweet (1940) (play)

  79. Private Lives (1939) (TV) (play)
  80. Hay Fever (1939) (TV) (play)
  81. The Young Idea (1939) (TV) (writer)
  82. Hay Fever (1938) (TV) (play)
  83. Red Peppers (1938) (TV) (writer)
  84. Hands Across the Sea (1938) (TV) (writer)
  85. Red Peppers (1937) (TV) (writer)
  86. Les amants terribles (1936) (play "Private Lives")
    ... aka The Terrible Lovers (International: English title)
  87. Design for Living (1933) (play)
  88. Bitter Sweet (1933) (play)
  89. Tonight Is Ours (1933) (play "The Queen Was In the Parlor")
  90. Cavalcade (1933) (play)
  91. Private Lives (1931) (play)

  92. The Vortex (1928) (play)
  93. Easy Virtue (1928) (play)
  94. The Queen Was in the Parlour (1927) (play)
    ... aka Die letzte Nacht (Germany)
    ... aka Forbidden Love
Soundtrack:
  1. "De wereld draait door" (1 episode, 2009)
        - Episode #4.174 (2009) TV episode (writer: "Mad About the Boy" (uncredited))
  2. "The Inbetweeners" (1 episode, 2009)
        - Will's Birthday (2009) TV episode (writer: "Mad About the Boy")
  3. "Cold Case" (1 episode, 2009)
        - Libertyville (2009) TV episode (music: "Never Again" (uncredited))
  4. Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007) (TV) (writer: "Don't Let's Be Beastly to the Germans") (performer: "Don't Let's Be Beastly to the Germans")
  5. A Good Year (2006) (writer: "A Room with a View") (performer: "A Room with a View")
  6. Cap d'any a TV3 (2004) (TV) (writer: "Mad About the Boy")
  7. Being Julia (2004) (writer: "Mad about the Boy")
    ... aka Csodálatos Júlia (Hungary)
  8. Bright Young Things (2003) (writer: "Nina") (performer: "Nina", "Twentieth Century Blues", "Dance, Little Lady", "The Party's Over Now")
  9. The Mystic Masseur (2001) (writer: "That's the End of the News")

  10. The Misadventures of Margaret (1998) (writer: "Something to Do with Spring") (performer: "Something to Do with Spring")
    ... aka Les folies de Margaret (France)
  11. Paradise Road (1997) (writer: "Mad About the Boy")
  12. James and the Giant Peach (1996) (writer: "Sail Away") (performer: "Sail Away")
  13. In the Bleak Midwinter (1995) (writer: "Why Must The Show Go On")
    ... aka A Midwinter's Tale (USA)

  14. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) (writer: "I'll See You Again")
  15. Ten Little Indians (1989) (performer: "Mad dogs and Englishmen")
    ... aka Agatha Christie's 'Ten Little Indians'
    ... aka Death on Safari
  16. "Fame" (1 episode, 1987)
        - Pros and Cons (1987) TV episode (writer: "What Ho, Mrs. Brisket", "Men About Town")
  17. Better Late Than Never (1982) (lyrics: "I WENT TO A MARVELLOUS PARTY")
    ... aka Whose Little Girl Are You?
  18. Never Never Land (1980) ("ANY LITTLE FISH CAN SWIM")

  19. The Magic Christian (1969) ("Mad About the Boy")
  20. Surprise Package (1960) (performer: "Surprise Package")

  21. "Ford Star Jubilee" (1 episode, 1955)
        - Together with Music (1955) TV episode (writer: "Together with Music" (uncredited), "Uncle Harry" (uncredited), "Nina" (uncredited), "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" (uncredited), "Ninety Minutes Is a Long, Long Time" (uncredited), "I'll See You Again" (uncredited), "Dance Little Lady" (uncredited), "Poor Little Rich Girl" (uncredited), "Room With a View" (uncredited), "Someday I'll Find You" (uncredited), "I'll Follow My Secret Heart" (uncredited), "If Love Were All" (uncredited), "Play, Orchestra, Play" (uncredited), "World Weary" (uncredited), "What's Going to Happen to the Tots" (uncredited), "London Pride" (uncredited)) (performer: "Together with Music" (uncredited), "Ninety Minutes Is a Long, Long Time" (uncredited), "Deep in the Heart of Texas" (uncredited)) ("Uncle Harry" (uncredited), "Nina" (uncredited), "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" (uncredited), "I'll See You Again" (uncredited), "Dance Little Lady" (uncredited), "Poor Little Rich Girl" (uncredited), "Room With a View" (uncredited), "Someday I'll Find You" (uncredited), "I'll Follow My Secret Heart" (uncredited), "If Love Were All" (uncredited), "Play, Orchestra, Play" (uncredited), "World Weary" (uncredited), "What's Going to Happen to the Tots" (uncredited), "Get Out Those Old Records" (uncredited), "They Didn't Believe Me" (uncredited), "'S Wonderful" (uncredited), "Time on My Hands" (uncredited), "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (uncredited), "Anything Goes" (uncredited), "Dancing in the Dark" (uncredited), "Ballerina" (uncredited), "I Won't Dance" (uncredited), "Papa, Won't You Dance with Me?" (uncredited))
  22. Lilacs in the Spring (1954) (writer: "Dance Little Lady")
    ... aka Let's Make Up (USA)
  23. Meet Me Tonight (1952) (writer: "Men About Town", "Has Anybody Seen Our Ship?")
    ... aka Fumed Oak
    ... aka Tonight at 8:30 (USA)

  24. We Were Dancing (1942) (music: "We Were Dancing")
  25. Bitter Sweet (1940) (writer: "I'll See You Again", "Polka", "If You Could Only Come With Me", "What Is Love", "Kiss Me", "Tokay", "Love In Any Language", "Ladies Of The Town", "Zigeuner (The Gypsy)") (music: "Dear Little Cafe")
  26. The Miracle of Sound (1940) (writer: "Dear Little Cafe")
    ... aka A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (USA: series title)

  27. Bitter Sweet (1933) (music: "I'll See You Again", "If Love Were All") (lyrics: "I'll See You Again", "If Love Were All")
  28. Cavalcade (1933) (music: "Girls of the C.I.V." (1931) (uncredited), "Mirabelle" (1931) (uncredited), "Twentieth Century Blues" (1931) (uncredited), "Lover of My Dreams" (1931) (uncredited)) (lyrics: "Girls of the C.I.V." (1931) (uncredited), "Mirabelle" (1931) (uncredited), "Twentieth Century Blues" (1931) (uncredited), "Lover of My Dreams" (1931) (uncredited))
  29. Private Lives (1931) (music: "Someday I'll Love You" (1931) (uncredited)) (lyrics: "Someday I'll Love You" (1931) (uncredited))
Actor:
  1. The Italian Job (1969) (as Noël Coward) .... Mr. Bridger
  2. Boom (1968) .... The Witch of Capri
    ... aka Boom! (USA)
  3. Androcles and the Lion (1967) (TV) .... Caesar
  4. Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) (as Noël Coward) .... Wilson
  5. "ITV Play of the Week" .... Presenter (3 episodes, 1964)
    ... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
        - A Choice of Coward #3: The Vortex (1964) TV episode .... Presenter
        - A Choice of Coward #2: Blithe Spirit (1964) TV episode (as Noël Coward) .... Presenter
        - A Choice of Coward #1: Present Laughter (1964) TV episode .... Presenter
  6. Paris - When It Sizzles (1964) .... Alexander Meyerheim
    ... aka Together in Paris (USA: alternative title)
  7. Surprise Package (1960) .... King Pavel II

  8. Our Man in Havana (1959) (as Noël Coward) .... Hawthorne
  9. Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) .... Hesketh-Baggott
    ... aka Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA: complete title)
  10. "Ford Star Jubilee" .... Charles Condomine / ... (2 episodes, 1956)
        - This Happy Breed (1956) TV episode .... Frank Gibbons
        - Blithe Spirit (1956) TV episode .... Charles Condomine
  11. Blithe Spirit (1956) (TV) .... Charles Condomine
  12. The Astonished Heart (1950) .... Dr. Christian Faber

  13. Blithe Spirit (1945) (uncredited) .... Narrator
    ... aka Noel Coward's 'Blithe Spirit' (UK: complete title)
  14. In Which We Serve (1942) .... Captain E. V. Kinross R.N./Captain 'D'

  15. The Scoundrel (1935) .... Anthony Mallare

  16. Hearts of the World (1918) (uncredited) .... Man with Wheelbarrow/A Villager in the Street
Composer:
  1. "Tonight at 8.30" (8 episodes, 1991)
        - Shadow Play (1991) TV episode
        - Still Life (1991) TV episode
        - Ways and Means (1991) TV episode
        - Fumed Oak (1991) TV episode
        - Family Album (1991) TV episode
          (3 more)

  2. "The Black and White Minstrel Show" (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode dated 23 November 1973 (1973) TV episode

  3. Marvelous Party! (1969) (TV)
  4. "ITV Playhouse" (1 episode, 1968)
        - Star Quality (1968) TV episode

  5. The Astonished Heart (1950)

  6. In Which We Serve (1942) (musical score)
Producer:
  1. The Caretaker (1963) (associate producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Guest (USA)

  2. Brief Encounter (1945) (producer)
    ... aka Noel Coward's Brief Encounter (UK: complete title)
  3. Blithe Spirit (1945) (producer)
    ... aka Noel Coward's 'Blithe Spirit' (UK: complete title)
  4. This Happy Breed (1944) (producer)
    ... aka Noel Coward's This Happy Breed (UK: complete title)
  5. In Which We Serve (1942) (producer)
Director:
  1. "Ford Star Jubilee" (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
        - This Happy Breed (1956) TV episode
        - Blithe Spirit (1956) TV episode
        - Together with Music (1955) TV episode
  2. Blithe Spirit (1956) (TV)

  3. In Which We Serve (1942)
Music Department:
  1. The Grass Is Greener (1960) (composer: original theme) (uncredited)
Self:
  1. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 1 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - Episode #2.124 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.77 (1969) TV episode .... Himself

  3. "Omnibus" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Noel Coward (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "ITV Play of the Week" .... Himself - Presenter (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
        - A Choice of Coward #4: Design for Living (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
  5. "What's My Line?" .... Himself - Mystery Guest / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1964)
        - Episode dated 12 January 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 1 March 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest

  6. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #11.11 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #9.29 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode #3.35 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  8. "Ford Star Jubilee" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
        - Together with Music (1955) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  2. "British Film Forever"
        - Longing, Loving and Leg-Overs: The Story of British Romance (2007) TV episode (as Sir Noel Coward) .... Himself
  3. "The American Experience"
        - Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  4. The Nightclub Years (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  5. Ian Fleming: 007's Creator (2000) (V) .... Himself
  6. The James Bond Story (1999) (TV) .... Himself
  7. Arena: The Sir Noel Coward Trilogy (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  8. "The Real Las Vegas" (1996) .... Himself
  9. The Golden Gong (1985) (TV)
  10. "Omnibus"
        - Sir Noel Coward (1973) TV episode .... Himself


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Other Works:
1960s: Magazine ad for Ovaltine more
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1 Biographical Movie | 3 Portrayals | 20 Print Biographies | 40 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 4 Magazine Cover Photos more
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