Noel Coward

GPTKB entity

Statements (116)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Director
gptkb:Actor
gptkb:Composer
gptkb:playwright
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:The_Royal_Academy_of_Dramatic_Art
gptkb:The_Old_Vic
gptkb:West_End
gptkb:Hollywood
gptkb:The_National_Theatre
gptkb:The_BBC
Theatrical world
London theatre
gptkbp:award gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Play
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song
gptkb:BAFTA_Award_for_Best_British_Screenplay
gptkbp:birth_date 1899-12-16
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Teddington,_England
gptkbp:born_in 1899
gptkbp:child gptkb:David_Coward
Joan Coward
gptkbp:children Joan Coward
gptkbp:death_date 1973-03-26
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:1973
gptkbp:famous_for musicals
satirical plays
witty dialogue
acting in his own plays
gptkbp:famous_quote “ The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.”
“ I think that the best way to get a good performance out of an actor is to give him a good part.”
“ I have a great deal of respect for the people I work with.”
“ I am a writer, and I am a performer.”
“ I am not a coward. I am a coward.”
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Noel Coward
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Alan_Ayckbourn
gptkb:David_Mamet
gptkb:Tom_Stoppard
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Ivor_Novello
gptkb:George_Bernard_Shaw
gptkb:Oscar_Wilde
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:satire
social commentary
musicals
wit and humor
screenplays
satirical plays
elegant style
witty dialogue
sharp wit
music and lyrics
charming personality
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:cultural_icon
influence on comedy
influence on musical theatre
influence on modern theatre
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest
gptkb:Blithe_Spirit
gptkb:Hay_Fever
gptkb:Private_Lives
gptkb:Brief_Encounter
The Vortex
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:songwriter
gptkb:playwright
gptkb:Screenwriter
gptkb:Novelist
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Teddington,_England
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Jamaica
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Jamaica
gptkb:London
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Gwen_Ffrangcon-Davies
gptkbp:website noelcoward.com
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Girl_Who_Came_to_Supper
gptkb:Angel
gptkb:Sail_Away
gptkb:Design_for_Living
gptkb:The_Boy_Friend
gptkb:The_Last_Days_of_Mankind
gptkb:Present_Laughter
gptkb:The_Musical_Comedy_Murders_of_1940
gptkb:The_Last_of_Mrs._Cheyney
gptkb:The_Love_of_Four_Colonels
gptkb:The_Italian_Straw_Hat
gptkb:The_Man_Who_Came_to_Dinner
gptkb:The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest
gptkb:The_Perfect_Fool
gptkb:The_Lady_of_the_Camellias
gptkb:Blithe_Spirit
gptkb:Hay_Fever
gptkb:Private_Lives
gptkb:Brief_Encounter
gptkb:The_Royal_Family
gptkb:The_Way_of_the_World
gptkb:Nina
gptkb:The_Bitter_End
gptkb:A_Song_at_Twilight
gptkb:The_Happy_Breed
gptkb:The_Scoundrel
The Vortex
The Play's the Thing
The Marquise
The House in the Square
The Astonished Heart
The Queen Was in the Parlour
The Young Idea
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ruth
gptkb:The_Aviator
gptkb:A._R._Gurney
gptkb:The_Last_of_Mrs._Cheyney
gptkb:Dame_Joan_Plowright
gptkb:Peter_Cook
gptkb:Sir_Alan_Bennett
gptkb:Blithe_Spirit
gptkb:George_S._Kaufman
gptkb:play
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4