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Description for Coward on Film
Hardback. In Coward on Film The Cinema of Nol Coward, author Barry Day documents every film based on Cowards work and/or in which he appeared. The result is an astounding list of film credits, including - on occasion - that of composer. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 917.
There were few true giants in 20th century theatre, but Noël Coward was indisputably one of them. Playwright, director, actor, he defined all those roles. But the stage could never contain his many talents, or indeed, his plays. Many of the earlier ones were adapted for the screen, including Easy Virtue, The Vortex, Private Lives, Design for Living, and Cavalcade. In the forties he took more direct control of his films by acting as writer, producer, director - and sometimes all three. His historical collaboration with David Lean, Ronald Neame and Anthony Havelock-Allan resulted in the classic quartet ... Read more
There were few true giants in 20th century theatre, but Noël Coward was indisputably one of them. Playwright, director, actor, he defined all those roles. But the stage could never contain his many talents, or indeed, his plays. Many of the earlier ones were adapted for the screen, including Easy Virtue, The Vortex, Private Lives, Design for Living, and Cavalcade. In the forties he took more direct control of his films by acting as writer, producer, director - and sometimes all three. His historical collaboration with David Lean, Ronald Neame and Anthony Havelock-Allan resulted in the classic quartet ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810853584
SKU
V9780810853584
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Ref
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About Barry Day
Barry Day is the author or editor of numerous books and plays with an emphasis on theatre—particularly musical theatre. In his twenty-plus years working with the Noël Coward estate, he has produced Noël Coward: The Complete Lyrics, Noël Coward: A Life in Quotes, and The Unknown Noël: New Writing from the Coward Archive, as well as concert versions of the ... Read more
Reviews for Coward on Film
The first section of this reference documents every film based on Noël Coward's work. Each entry features a play synopsis and a discussion of its film adaptation along with basic credits. The second section is devoted to films produced by Coward, while the third covers his lengthy career as an actor. The text is accompanied throughout by b&w movie stills ... Read more