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Noel and Gertie: An Entertainment Devised by Sheridan Morley with the Words and Music of Noel Coward (Oberon Modern Playwrights)

Noel and Gertie: An Entertainment Devised by Sheridan Morley with the Words and Music of Noel Coward (Oberon Modern Playwrights)

by SheridanMorley (Author)

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    Paperback 1997

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Synopsis

An entertainment devised by the writer, theatre critic and broadcaster Sheridan Morley, drawn from the songs, letters, poems, films and diaries of Noel Coward. Performed in the West End at the Comedy Theatre starring Patricia Hodge and Simon Cadell, and at the Duke of York with Edward Petherbridge and Susan Hampshire.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 88
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Oberon Books Ltd
Published: 08 Aug 1997
ISBN 10: 1840020229
ISBN 13: 9781840020229

Author Bio
Born at Ascot in 1941, the elder son of Robert Morley and grandson of Dame Gladys Cooper, he graduated from Oxford with an honours degree in Modern Languages in 1963 and started his career as a newscaster with ITN from 1964 - 1967. From there he went on to host 'Late Night Line Up' with Joan Bakewell on BBC2 from 1967 - 1973, also presenting 'Film Night' every week and several other BBC2 arts specials. He joined the Times as an assistant editor before becoming drama critic and arts editor of 'Punch' 1975 - 1986. He is married to the critic and television producer Ruth Leon, has three children and lives in Chelsea. His stage plays include 'Noel and Gertie', 'Spread a Little Happiness' and 'If Love Were All'. Other publications include 'The Theatrical Companion to Coward' and 'A Talent to Amuse' (a biography of Noel Coward), as well as biographies of David Niven, James Mason; Audrey Hepburn, Gladys Cooper, Robert Morley, Oscar Wilde, Katherine Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich, Sybil Thorndike, Gertrude Lawrence and Elizabeth Taylor.