Noël Coward

Writer and producer. Born 15 December 1899 in Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK. Died 26 March 1973.

Titles on Fi1m1 acting · 1 directing · 3 writing

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 3 titles

Oscar nomination

Born

15 December 1899, Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK

Died

26 March 1973

Active

1933–2020

Frequently works with

Celia Johnson, David Lean

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

62Fi1m

68Critics

We rate Noël’s work 5 points below the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 790

Under 602

Of 3 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 5 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $9m across 2 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar nomination
Active: 1933–2020

Genres

Drama2
Romance2
Comedy1
Fantasy1
War1

Best and worst on Fi1m

90BestBrief Encounter1945

40WorstBlithe Spirit2020

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11910s

31920s

81930s

71940s

61950s

321960s

71970s

141980s

41990s

32000s

52010s

42020s

Directors most worked with

David Lean2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Celia Johnson2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated1944Best Writing, Original Screenplay · In Which We Serve

Other awards2 nominated

Nominated1964Tony Award for Best Author: Tony Award for Best Author · The Girl Who Came to Supper
Nominated1964Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical: Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.