{"product_id":"a-talent-to-amuse-a-life-of-noel-coward-paperback","title":"A Talent to Amuse: A Life of Noel Coward - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSheridan Morley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Forty years ago he was Slightly in \u003cem\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/em\u003e, and you might say that he has been wholly in \u003cem\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/em\u003e ever since.\" \u003cem\u003eKenneth Tynan (writing in 1953)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNoel Coward, 'the master', is one of the most remarkable figures in the history of twentieth century entertainment. Prodigiously talented, he blazed a trail through theatre, film and song on both sides of the Atlantic. In the theatre he wrote hit plays like \u003cem\u003eThe Vortex\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Private Lives\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHay Fever\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCavalcade\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBlithe Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e. On film he wrote the war classic \u003cem\u003eIn Which We Serve\u003c\/em\u003e and the timeless love story \u003cem\u003eBrief Encounter\u003c\/em\u003e. His songs, which number into the hundreds, include 'Mad Dogs and Englishmen', 'I'll See You Again', 'A Room with a View', 'The Stately Homes of England' and 'Mrs Worthington'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis greatest creation may even have been himself - what \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e called 'a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise'. This led to his increasing celebrity on American television in the 1950s and in a series of wildly successful one-man shows in Las Vegas, not to mention his popularity as a character actor in the last decade of his life. But as this shrewd biography shows, Coward also suffered, throughout his career, from accusations that he was squandering his gifts for the sake of superficial acclaim. Was his merely 'a talent to amuse'? Rather than allowing such a claim to stand, this biography reveals the man as an innovator, enduring influence and immortal in the worlds which he sought to conquer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Highly readable ... a valuable addition to the growing body of Cowardiana.' \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Admiring but judicious' \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 378\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49189382488216,"sku":"9781911413677","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/WjZRRzdpZ21WclFQQmU4NFRtejYwZz09.webp?v=1780465914","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/a-talent-to-amuse-a-life-of-noel-coward-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}