Noël Coward

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 1899 – 26 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, 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, Coward attended a dance academy in London as a child, making his professional stage début at the age of eleven. As a teenager he was introduced into the high society in which most of his plays would be set. Coward 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 theatre repertoire. He composed hundreds of songs, in addition to well over a dozen musical theatre works (including the operetta Bitter Sweet and comic revues), poetry, several volumes of short stories, the novel Pomp and Circumstance, and a three-volume autobiography. 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, Coward volunteered for war work, running the British propaganda office in Paris. He also worked with the Secret Service, seeking to use his influence to persuade the American public and government to help Britain. Coward won an Academy Honorary Award in 1943 for his naval film 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 Marvellous Party". His plays and songs achieved new popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, and his work and style continue to influence popular culture. Coward did not publicly acknowledge his homosexuality, but it was discussed candidly after his death by biographers including Graham Payn, 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 Noël Coward Theatre in his honour in 2006. Description above from the Wikipedia article Noël Coward, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Noël Peirce Coward (Teddington, Middlesex, 16 de desembre de 1899 - Firefly Estate, Jamaica, 26 de març de 1973) va ser un dramaturg, actor i compositor britànic. Va guanyar un Oscar especial el 1942 per la seva contribució per l'esforç de guerra amb la pel·lícula "In which we serve" (1942). Va ser fet cavaller del regne per la reina Isabel II el 1970.

诺埃尔·皮尔斯·科沃德爵士（1899年12月16日—1973年3月26日）是英国剧作家、作曲家、导演、演员兼歌手，以其机智诙谐、华丽张扬的个性著称，《时代》杂志曾形容他“将桀骜与优雅、姿态与气度完美融合，形成了独特的个人风格”。 科沃德出生于伦敦郊区的泰丁顿，幼年就读于伦敦舞蹈学院，十一岁时便以专业演员身份首次登台。少年时期他已涉足上流社会，这后来成为其多数剧作的背景设定。作为剧作家，科沃德取得了经久不衰的成功，自青少年时期起陆续创作了五十余部剧作。《花粉热》《私生活》《生活设计》《欢乐时光》《欢乐精灵》等众多作品至今仍是剧场常演剧目。除十余部音乐剧作品（包括轻歌剧《苦甜参半》和滑稽歌舞剧）外，他还创作了数百首歌曲、大量诗歌、数卷短篇小说、长篇小说《浮华世界》及三卷自传。科沃德的舞台与银幕表演及导演生涯跨越六十载，其间他多次出演自己的作品。 二战爆发后，科沃德主动投身战时工作，主管驻巴黎的英国宣传机构，并曾与情报部门合作，试图通过自身影响力争取美国民众与政府对英国的援助。1943年，他凭借海军题材电影《与祖国同在》获得奥斯卡荣誉奖，1969年获封爵士。二十世纪五十年代，他以卡巴莱歌手身份再创辉煌，演绎了《疯狗与英国人》《伦敦的骄傲》《我参加了一场绝妙派对》等原创歌曲。 其戏剧与歌曲在六七十年代焕发新生，作品与风格持续影响着流行文化。科沃德生前未公开承认同性恋取向，但在他去世后，长期伴侣格雷厄姆·佩恩等传记作者以及其身后出版的日记书信中，对此皆有坦诚记述。2006年，伦敦原阿尔伯里剧院（最初名为新剧院）为纪念他更名为诺埃尔·科沃德剧院。

諾埃爾·皮爾斯·科沃德爵士（1899 年 12 月 16 日 — 1973 年 3 月 26 日）是英國劇作家、作曲家、導演、演員兼歌手，以其機智詼諧、華麗張揚的個性著稱，《時代》雜志曾形容他“將桀驁與優雅、姿態與氣度完美融合，形成了獨特的個人風格”。 科沃德出生於倫敦郊區的泰丁頓，幼年就讀於倫敦舞蹈學院，十一歲時便以專業演員身份首次登台。少年時期他已涉足上流社會，這後來成為其多數劇作的背景設定。作為劇作家，科沃德取得了經久不衰的成功，自青少年時期起陸續創作了五十餘部劇作。《花粉熱》《私生活》《生活設計》《歡樂時光》《歡樂精靈》等眾多作品至今仍是劇場常演劇目。除十餘部音樂劇作品（包括輕歌劇《苦甜參半》和滑稽歌舞劇）外，他還創作了數百首歌曲、大量詩歌、數卷短篇小説、長篇小説《浮華世界》及三卷自傳。科沃德的舞台與銀幕表演及導演生涯跨越六十載，其間他多次出演自己的作品。 二戰爆發後，科沃德主動投身戰時工作，主管駐巴黎的英國宣傳機構，並曾與情報部門合作，試圖通過自身影響力爭取美國民眾與政府對英國的援助。1943 年，他憑借海軍題材電影《與祖國同在》獲得奧斯卡榮譽獎，1969 年獲封爵士。二十世紀五十年代，他以卡巴萊歌手身份再創輝煌，演繹了《瘋狗與英國人》《倫敦的驕傲》《我參加了一場絕妙派對》等原創歌曲。 其戲劇與歌曲在六七十年代煥發新生，作品與風格持續影響着流行文化。科沃德生前未公開承認同性戀取向，但在他去世後，長期伴侶格雷厄姆·佩恩等傳記作者以及其身後出版的日記書信中，對此皆有坦誠記述。2006 年，倫敦原阿爾伯裏劇院（最初名為新劇院）為紀念他更名為諾埃爾·科沃德劇院。