Noël Coward
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Arts, Music
- Subcategories: Drama, Theater, Playwrights, Entertainment, Entertainers, Acting, Actors, Films, Movies, Motion Pictures
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History
Article abstract: Personifying the essence of sophistication, wit, and style, Coward was one of the most productive and versatile artists in the history of show business as a playwright, composer, actor, singer, and director.
Early Life
Noël Peirce Coward was born December 16, 1899, in Teddington, Middlesex, a small village on the Thames. His parents, Violet Agnes Veitch and Arthur Sabin Coward, had met there during a choir practice in 1890. They were married in 1892 and soon had a son, Russell, who died of spinal meningitis in 1898. Arthur Coward, who...
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