Sir Noël Coward
(1899-1973), Actor, playwright and composerSitter associated with 117 portraits
Dramatist and actor. Born in Teddington, although his first play closed after five weeks in 1920, great success followed with London Calling (1923), The Vortex (1924), and Hay Fever (1925). In 1930, the year this mask was made, Private Lives opened in London and New York. His play Blithe Spirit (1941), and the film In Which We Serve (1942) contributed to the war effort. After the war he performed his own songs in cabaret in London and Las Vegas, giving him financial security.
by Paul Hamann
bronze life-mask, 1981, based on a work of 1930
NPG 5404
by Dorothy Wilding
vintage tissue-mounted bromide print, 1930
NPG P870(3)
by Horst P. Horst
platinum palladium print, 1933
NPG P419
by Clemence Dane
oil on canvas, before 1939
NPG 4950
by Clemence Dane
bronze bust, circa 1939
NPG 4951
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 21 September 1964
NPG P1864
by Mark Boxer
ink and coloured crayon, 1983
NPG 5920(7)
by Dorothy Wilding
chlorobromide print on card mount, 1930
NPG x6921
by Dorothy Wilding
chlorobromide print, 1930
NPG x6917
Noël Coward and Sir Gerald Du Maurier fishing for champagne at a theatrical garden party
by James Jarché, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 6 June 1932
NPG x88282
Noël Coward and Douglas Fairbanks Jr at the opening night of 'The Private Life of Henry VIII'
by George Woodbine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 24 October 1933
NPG x135048
by George Woodbine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 24 October 1933
NPG x135049
Daniel Massey's Christening party
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
chlorobromide print, 28 November 1933
NPG x137630
Daniel Massey's Christening party
by London News Agency
bromide print, 1933
NPG x137631
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