My Life with Noel Coward (Includes the Never-Before-Published Theatre Writings of Noel Coward)
by Graham Payn
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Author: Graham PaynBrand: Applause
Collaborator: Barry Day
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-02-01
ISBN: 1557831904
Number of pages: 404
Publisher: Applause Books
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- Published by Applause Books 404 Pages
- Hardcover Book
- Author: Graham Payn
Summary of My Life with Noel Coward (Includes the Never-Before-Published Theatre Writings of Noel Coward)
This is the definitive memoir of the private Noel Coward by the only man with the compassionate insight and first-hand experience to write it. Graham Payn, star of many of Coward's shows, shared the Master's professional and private life for thirty years. When Coward kept the rest of the world at bay, Payn remained at his side as confidant and friend. No one else was as privy to Coward's doubts and dreams.Graham Payn first met Noel Coward at age 13, when he auditioned for the playwright by tap dancing while singing "Nearer My God to Thee." He became Coward's longtime companion. So perhaps Payn knew better than anyone the personal side of Noel Coward, whose public personae had the trappings of an enchanted life but whose private life has been more difficult to capture. "His manner created distance between himself and those who would approach him." Payn says. This biography helps give a portrait of the playwright and tells of his vast accomplishments. The book should help keep Coward's work alive.
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