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'In my time I have said some noteworthy and exceptionally memorable things' Nol Coward.
A delightful and revealing collection of quotations from the master wordsmith, Nol Coward. In his plays, verse, song lyrics, stories and everyday life, he chose his words to uniquely stylish and truthful effect.
This insightful portrait includes not only his best-loved witticisms, bons mots and lyrics but also excerpts from his private papers and hidden gems from unpublished material. Barry Day delves into the whole range of Coward's talents, as well as his thoughts on theatre, England, the Arts, religion, life and the man himself. In His Own Words displays the usual frivolity, and a surprising capacity for depth and compassion.
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A selection of stylish and witty musings from the works and life of a master wordsmith. This affectionate and surprising portrait of his life in his own words includes not only his best-loved witticisms and lyrics, but also excerpts from private papers and many hidden gems from unpublished material. This book reflects the writer’s capacity for considerable depth and compassion, as well as his amazing talent to amuse.
Barry Day has edited a number of books on and about Noël Coward.
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No one in the twentieth century used language with the same precision and wit as Noël Coward. In his plays, his verse, his song lyrics, stories and in everyday life, he chose his words to uniquely stylish and truthful effect.
This affectionate portrait of Coward's life includes not only his best-loved witticisms and lyrics, but also excerpts from private papers and hidden gems from unpublished material. Barry Day Delves into the whole range of Coward's talents, as well as his thoughts on a wide variety of subjects - including the theatre, England, the Arts, religion, love and death - all the while giving insights into the man himself.
Synopsis
A selection of stylish and witty musings from the life and works of a master wordsmith
About the Author
Barry Day has co-authored and edited a number of books on and by Noël Coward, including Revue Sketches and Parodies, and a Theatre Companion to Coward Noël Coward was born in 1899. A professional stage actor from the age of twelve, Coward later created a sensation as a playwright, with titles such as Hay Fever, The Vortex, Private Lives, Cavalcade, Blithe Spirit, and Design For Living. In the forties he was involved in film, with adaptations of Blithe Spirit and Brief Encounter, before starting a new career as a cabaret performer in the fifties. A celebrated wit and prodigious theatrical talent, Coward wrote over a hundred works in various different genres. He was knighted in 1970 and died three years later in Jamaica.