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  BookPage Nonfiction Review: Noel Coward
As he points out, though Coward's writing grew more polished as the years went along, and though he attempted to change with the times, essentially for almost 50 years he wrote biting satire built on mannered epigrams and gestures and brilliant effects and ripostes.
Coward was attracted to and proficient at music and the theater from an early age.
While Coward deplored the stigma attached to homosexuality, he chose not to make a public issue of it (not that anyone could during most of his lifetime).
www.bookpage.com /9608bp/nonfiction/noelcoward.html   (671 words)

  
 Coward, South Carolina (SC) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news, ...
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The ratio of number of residents in Coward to the number of sex offenders is 133 to 1.
In the 60's Coward was one of the worst speed traps in the nation.
www.city-data.com /city/Coward-South-Carolina.html   (1310 words)

  
  Noel Coward - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coward's final stage work was a trilogy of plays set in a hotel penthouse suite, with him taking the lead roles in all three, under the collective title of Suite in Three Keys (1966); the plays gained excellent reviews and did good box office business in the UK.
Coward intended to star in Suite in Three Keys on Broadway but was unable to travel due to illness; the lead roles in the plays in New York were eventually taken by Hume Cronyn.
Coward was a neighbour of James Bond creator Ian Fleming in Jamaica, and his wife Anne, the former Lady Rothermere.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Noel_Coward   (1533 words)

  
 glbtq >> literature >> Coward, Sir Noël
Coward's "romances" are pointedly weary of normative sexual relations; his couples are disenchanted with bourgeois sexual attitudes.
Coward's brand of camp was thoroughly modern and, underneath the shimmering surfaces, was uncompromising in its dissatisfaction with traditional sexual decorum.
Noël Coward entertained troops during World War II, left England as a tax-exile in 1956, made a "comeback" in the 1960s, and was finally knighted in 1970.
www.glbtq.com /literature/coward_n.html   (1013 words)

  
 Noel Coward Biography | Encyclopedia of World Biography
The English playwright, actor, and composer Noel Coward (1899-1973) was known for his genial urbanity and frequently acerbic wit.
Noel Coward was born on December 16, 1899, in Teddingham, Middlesex, and studied intermittently at the Royal Chapel School in London.
Coward's important plays of the next decade or so included Private Lives (1930), a sophisticated marital comedy; Cavalcade (1931), a patriotic depiction of British Victorian tradition; Design for Living (1937), a stylish comedy; and Blithe Spirit (1941), a fantasy concerning spiritualism.
www.bookrags.com /biography/noel-coward   (467 words)

  
 The Noel Coward Story
And yet, Coward's first major success as a playwright was in 1924 with The Vortex, a scathing picture of the English upper class which included a "toyboy" for an older woman, drugs, and hints of homosexuality as well.
Coward's later partner, Graham Payne, an actor, appears here in an extended sequence in their home in the mountains of Switzerland.
Coward successfully reinvented himself as a cabaret performer, playing on his fame, his show business connections, and the familiarity of some of his songs to attract a new generation of admirers.
www.culturevulture.net /Television/NoelCoward.htm   (821 words)

  
 Noel Coward did it all   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Playwright Noel Coward, with his sophisticated wit and brittle romanticism, was the hottest thing in Anglo American theater between the world wars.
Though the play is often revived as a vehicle for actors well past middle age, the play was written for thirtyish actors (Coward and Gertrude Lawrence), and Shearer and Montgomery bring a live-wire sexiness and youth to the movie.
Coward himself played the captain and got a special citation from the Motion Picture Academy for all his work on the picture.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/02/17/PK125477.DTL   (808 words)

  
 Noel Coward
Noël Coward is remembered as the most witty and elegant of theatrical personalities.
The Nol Coward Diaries is a social and theatrical chronicle as stylish and irresistible as the man himself.
Coward wrote The Vortex in 1924, produced it in London with himself in the leading role, and in 1925 appeared in it in New York City.
www.queertheory.com /histories/c/coward_noel.htm   (722 words)

  
 glbtq >> arts >> Coward, Sir Noël
In a prescient review of Coward's cabaret performance, Kenneth Tynan justly remarked that the success of the act depended less on the content of the show than on the qualities embodied in Coward himself.
Coward's plays are frequently produced all over the world.
Although Coward's plays are about heterosexual couples, they are written in the language and spirit of camp and reject traditional domestic values.
www.glbtq.com /arts/coward_n_art,4.html   (1020 words)

  
 Impugning Tony Blair's Honour And A Challenge To Fight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
A COWARD and a hypocrite who claims to follow the way of Jesus Christ, yet seeks, in direct violation of the laws of God and the teachings of Christ, to kill other men and to steal their land and natural resources
A COWARD and a moral weakling who is susceptible to the influence of deranged and intellectually retarded superiors
A COWARD who played an executive role in the massacre of over 400 prisoners of war at Nazar-i-Sharif, during which 40-60 unarmed men were tortured and shot in the back of the head by his SAS operatives and allied CIA agents
www.rense.com /general29/dukes.htm   (751 words)

  
 coward - yourDictionary.com - American Heritage Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
A coward is one who "turns tail." The word comes from Old French couart, coart, "coward," and is related to Italian codardo, "coward." Couart is formed from coe, a northern French dialectal variant of cue, "tail" (from Latin c
A coward may also be one with his tail between his legs.
So a coward may be one with his tail hidden between his legs or one who turns tail and runs like a rabbit, with his tail showing.
www.yourdictionary.com /ahd/c/c0706300.html   (137 words)

  
 Noel Coward: Biography - Part 1
Coward was too young to be drafted when the war broke out in 1914, so he appeared in several plays, building his professional reputation.
Coward's remarkable self possession saw him through many a sticky situation, even at this early stage.
I Leave It To You (1920) was Coward’s first full length play produced in the West End, with Noel in a leading role – quite an accomplishment for a lad of 21.
www.musicals101.com /noelbio.htm   (1218 words)

  
 Literary Encyclopedia: Noel Coward
Noël Coward was born in Teddington, Middlesex, to lower middle-class parents, a few days before Christmas, on 16 December 1899 ; which is why he was baptized “ Noël ”.
For entertainment, it was usual for the Cowards to go to London to see musical comedies, and pantomimes were, of course, Noël’s annual birthday treats.
By then, the Coward family had moved to London, to Ebury Street, where their nextdoor-neighbour was the great actress Edith Evans.
www.litencyc.com /php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=1043   (554 words)

  
 Whirl through Coward's world stomps a few times on the way - The Boston Globe
Noel Coward was never more serious than when he was at his most superficial.
To invest Gilda with deep human emotion is like pasting a realistic photograph in the middle of a pen-and-ink drawing: It exposes the artifice of everything around it, but it also looks painfully out of place.
Coward may well have been, as the Publick suggests, making a serious point beneath his silliness: Don't judge people just for loving each other.
www.boston.com /ae/theater_arts/articles/2007/01/11/whirl_through_cowards_world_stomps_a_few_times_on_the_way   (700 words)

  
 Cowardice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
You may be looking for Coward, South Carolina, or for the playwright Noel Coward.
It would therefore have meant "one with a tail" — perhaps one in the habit of turning it, or it may be derived from a dog's habit of tucking its tail between its legs when it is afraid.
The English surname Coward (as in Noel Coward), however, has the same origin and meaning as the word "cowherd".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coward   (365 words)

  
 Noel Coward 101
Born the son of an unsuccessful piano salesman, Coward had no more than a few years of elementary school education.
My hope in these few pages is to give you some sense of what made Coward one of the premiere figures of an era that desperately needed his laughter and charm.
This most English of Englishmen had far more than what he called a "talent to amuse." From World War I through the 1970's, he expressed the hopes, fears and frustrations of people who saw their world hurtle through a series of wild changes.
www.musicals101.com /noel.htm   (243 words)

  
 Playbill News: Graham Payn, Actor Who Was Noel Coward's Partner, Chronicler and Literary Executor, Dead at 87
Graham Payn, Noel Coward's partner, literary executor and chronicler in biographical books, died Nov. 4 at the age of 87, according to the Times of London.
His first association with the late Coward, the celebrated playwright, actor and songwriter, was as a teen, when he auditioned for the revuer.
Coward cast him in a revival of Present Laughter, but according to the Times, Coward viewed Mr.
www.playbill.com /news/article/96152.html   (624 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Noel Coward: A Biography: Books: Philip Hoare   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Noel Coward was a remarkably prolific writer with dozens of plays, several films, hundreds of songs plus volumes of autobiographies, stories and verse to his credit, produced in his rapid-fire style from the 1920s through the 1960s.
The author traces Coward's colorful family history back to the early 17th century and shows how his middle-class upbringing only fueled his passion for success, a yearning that remained with Coward throughout his life.
Despite Coward's reputation as the quintessence of high-class sophistication and airy panache, Hoare shows how the man was shaped by his distinctly unglamorous childhood.
www.amazon.com /Noel-Coward-Biography-Philip-Hoare/dp/0226345122   (1293 words)

  
 Noel Coward
Coward began acting at age twelve years and produced his first play at the age of eighteen.
He was considered one of the most versatile men in the theatre, achieving success as a playwright, composer, director, actor and producer.
Often regarded as Coward's best work, this play about a man whose domestic life is disturbed by the jealous ghost of his first wife shows Coward's humor at its ripest.
www.actorsbone.com /Library/Authors/CowardNoel.htm   (189 words)

  
 Coward Hund, Licensed General Contractor and Commercial Builder in South Carolina
Coward Hund, Licensed General Contractor and Commercial Builder in South Carolina
Coward-Hund is led by an experienced and highly capable owner/management team including Ron Coward, Ronnie Coward, Gary Coward, John Coward, and Ben Smith.
Coward Hund Construction Co., Inc....celebrating over 30 years of service...named General Contractor of the Year by the American Subcontractors Association, Charleston Chapter....NEWS...Scout Boats is expanding its Dorchester County manufacturing plant...Construction has begun on Sportsman's Island, a new retail sports facility on Daniel Island...
www.coward-hund.com   (335 words)

  
 Coward Brothers - AOL Music
Producer:: The Coward Brothers (Elvis Costello and T-Bone Burnette).
COWARD BROTHERS catalogue for new, rare, promo and collectable vinyl records, CDs and memorabilia.
Download, listen and watch Coward Brothers music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
music.aol.com /artist/coward-brothers/170574/main   (122 words)

  
 Justin Coward Memorial Basketball Tournament   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Justin Coward Memorial Society will be planning the March 8th to the 11th, 2007 event with in the month of November.
Please contact Curtis Coward at cowardwalsh@accesswave.ca if you plan to register your team.
The Justin Coward Memorial Society ethics, always remembered while participating in the 2006 tournament:
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 COWARD Family History
Notes on the Coward Family by Hylton Bayntun-Coward (1977)
The Ancestors and Extended Family of William Ernest Coward
The Descendants of John Coward and Sarah Lanham
home.alphalink.com.au /~coward   (179 words)

  
 Urban Dictionary: coward
coward pussy wimp bitch chicken wuss loser sissy asshole punk gay weak ass dumbass idiot pansy vagina homo nerd scared spineless cowardly cowards fag french hoe jerk lame moron soft terrorist weakling yellow cat chickenhawk cow cunt faggot fear fool france frenchman frog fuck geek homosexual nigger scaredy cat stupid anonymous arab
Look at that man running from me, such a coward.
People who wont fight for der country, will run away when der mates are gettin the shit kicked out of them.All people from the country france are cowards as they let da Nazi's shit all over dem.
www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=coward   (449 words)

  
 MoMA | press | Releases | 1999 | Writer-Director-Composer-Producer-Actor Noël Coward Honored in Centennial ...
As part of the tributes taking place around the world this year to mark the hundredth anniversary of Noël Coward's birth, The Museum of Modern Art presents a comprehensive retrospective of films adapted from Cowards plays, films Coward wrote, produced, directed, and scored, and films in which he appeared as an actor.
"The young Noël Coward once wrote his mother: 'I'm not very keen on Hollywood, I'd rather have a nice cup of cocoa,' and he entered the movies expecting to get out quickly and profitably," notes Joshua Siegel, Assistant Curator, Department of Film and Video, who organized the exhibition.
This is the third tribute to an actor on which MoMA has collaborated with The Billy Rose Foundation, a major supporter of the arts in New York City.
www.moma.org /about_moma/press/1999/coward_9_20_00.html   (644 words)

  
 A Coward Goes to Baghdad
Because no-one is telling them he IS an arrogant, little coward, that' why.
That coupled with the fact that he lies so constantly - many people who ARE aware of how long his nose is are in such shock by how blatant and in your face many of his lies are - are left speechless with their jawbones dragging on the ground.
I was a big supporter of Bush, but after being here for nearly a year now I know the truth and you are telling it.
www.opednews.com /basham1103_baghdad_coward.htm   (1827 words)

  
 The Noël Coward Society
Welcome to the official websites that provide details on Noel Coward and the organisations involved in supporting his work.
The Noël Coward Foundation is a charitable Foundation set up to support professional organisations who wish to broaden the appeal of Noël Coward through education and other means.
The Noël Coward Society is an official association founded to celebrate the life and work of Noël Coward.
www.noelcoward.net   (113 words)

  
 Media Matters - O'Reilly's "coward" list   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Of the 27 people and organizations on the list, O'Reilly ranked as the top three cowards: Dean, the DNC chairman; King, the Florida state attorney who dropped charges against roommates of the man suspected of killing Jessica Lunsford; and Moyers, a journalist and the current host of PBS' Wide Angle, in that order.
And as a tribute to Bill's over-inflated ego, Bill thinks everyone who doesn't feel some obligation to appear on his show is a coward.
He's a coward for not allowing that isn't he.
mediamatters.org /items/200510270013   (2261 words)

  
 Noel Coward from HarperCollins Publishers
Noel Coward was born in 1899 in Teddington, Middlesex.
In this scene, Charles and his second wife, Ruth, are at breakfast after a disastrous evening during which the spiritualist Madame Arcati has materialized Charles' young and attractive first wife, who has been dead for seven years.
Simon Jones reads this collection of Noel Coward's poetry, ranging from stinging social satire to haunting remembrances of war.
www.harpercollins.com /authors/13417/Noel_Coward/index.aspx   (508 words)

  
 TomPaine.com - Blind, Or A Coward?
Why did he stock his administration with militant neocon crusaders who see Saudi Arabia as the main enemy?
I have to conclude the Michael Moore is either blind, or a coward.
Blind, if he can’t see Bush’s craven ties to Israel, driven by the neocons and the Christian Zionists and Bible-thumping fundamentalists like Jerry Falwell, who consider Israel Jesus’ next stop and see Saudi Arabia as Satanic.
www.tompaine.com /articles/blind_or_a_coward.php   (588 words)

  
 Noel Coward   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Noel Coward virtually invented the concept of Englishness for the 20th century...
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) (as Noël Coward)....
King Pavel II Our Man in Havana (1959) (as Noël Coward)....
www.imdb.com /Name?Coward,+Noel   (783 words)

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