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'''Noël Coward''' was an [[England|English]] playwright, singer and songwriter during the [[20th century]].
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'''Noël Coward''' was a [[20th century]] [[England|English]] [[playwright]], [[singer]] and [[songwriter]].
   
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The [[Fourth Doctor]] described Coward to his companion [[Leela]] as "a brave man who said all sorts of things that society did not want to hear." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]'')
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The lounge singer [[Iris Wildthyme|Brenda Soobie]] gave him pinking shears capable of cutting through the [[Fabric of Time and Space]]. He was deceived into aiding the sadistic [[Poodle (race)|Poodle]] [[Margaret (Mad Dogs and Englishmen)|Princess Margaret]] gain the throne on [[dogworld]]. After that mistake he shut the door on a woman with a hat full of kittens when she told him a story about political turmoil on [[Pussyworld]].
 
   
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== History ==
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Due to his status as a [[time travel]]ler, he knew in advance that he would die in [[1973]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'')
  
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He was born in [[November]] [[1899]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'')
   
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The lounge singer [[Brenda Soobie]] gave Coward the [[Blithe Pinking Shears]]. He was deceived into aiding the sadistic [[Poodle (species)|Poodle]] [[Margaret (Mad Dogs and Englishmen)|Princess Margaret]] gain the throne on [[dogworld]]. After that mistake he shut the door on a woman with a hat full of kittens when she told him a story about political turmoil on [[Pussyworld]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'')
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The [[Fourth Doctor]] described Coward to his companion [[Leela]] as "a brave man who said all sorts of things that society did not want to hear." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]'')
  
   
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Coward was one of the individuals [[Momus]] pulled out of time. He mingled with the guests but found the decor diabolical. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Lonely Computer]]'')
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Coward played [[Aragorn]] in [[John Waters]]' [[drag]] adaptation of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'')
   
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He and [[Oscar Wilde]] were two people that Professor [[Whitaker]] wished that he could meet through the use of his [[Time Scoop]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion]]'')
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In [[1968]], he performed at the [[Palace Theatre]] live on ''[[Those Were the Days]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Final Act (audio story)|The Final Act]]'')
   
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In [[1969]], he lived in the [[Savoy Hotel]] in [[London]]. In November of that year, [[James Stevens]] covered his 70th birthday for the ''[[Daily Chronicle]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'')
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Iris Wildthyme once held a party in [[Hobbe's End]] in [[1972]] which Noël Coward attended. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[From Wildthyme with Love (novel)|From Wildthyme with Love]]'')
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Due to his status as a [[time travel]]ler, he knew in advance that he would die in [[1973]]. Upon his death, Coward's consciousness went back in time to his birth. Coward relived his life several times. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'')
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=== Undated events ===
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The [[First Doctor]] and [[Susan Foreman]] once met Coward. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sleeping City (audio story)|The Sleeping City]]'')
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Coward was one of the individuals that [[Momus]] pulled out of time. He mingled with the guests but found the decor diabolical. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lonely Computer (short story)|The Lonely Computer]]'')
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Iris Wildthyme and [[Edwin Turner]] encountered Coward in [[Capri]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dark Side (audio story)|Dark Side]]'')
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== Legacy ==
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He and [[Oscar Wilde]] were two people that Professor [[Whitaker (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Whitaker]] wished that he could meet through the use of his [[Time Scoop]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion]]'')
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At [[Bianca's]], [[Heinrich]] would sometimes do a "bad" Noël Coward impersonation. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wormery (audio story)|The Wormery]]'')
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[[Edwin Turner|Captain Edwin Turner]] found a copy of ''[[The Diaries of Noël Coward]]'' in [[Pink Gables]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dark Side (audio story)|Dark Side]]'')
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== Behind the scenes ==
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Noël Coward was played by [[David Benson]] in the BBC sitcom ''Goodnight, Sweetheart'' and [[Guy Siner]] in an episode of ''You Rang, M'Lord?''.
 
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Revision as of 03:29, 8 October 2019

Noël Coward

Noël Coward was a 20th century English playwright, singer and songwriter.

The Fourth Doctor described Coward to his companion Leela as "a brave man who said all sorts of things that society did not want to hear." (AUDIO: The Wrath of the Iceni)

History

He was born in November 1899. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)

The lounge singer Brenda Soobie gave Coward the Blithe Pinking Shears. He was deceived into aiding the sadistic Poodle Princess Margaret gain the throne on dogworld. After that mistake he shut the door on a woman with a hat full of kittens when she told him a story about political turmoil on Pussyworld. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)

Coward played Aragorn in John Waters' drag adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)

In 1968, he performed at the Palace Theatre live on Those Were the Days. (AUDIO: The Final Act)

In 1969, he lived in the Savoy Hotel in London. In November of that year, James Stevens covered his 70th birthday for the Daily Chronicle. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)

Iris Wildthyme once held a party in Hobbe's End in 1972 which Noël Coward attended. (PROSE: From Wildthyme with Love)

Due to his status as a time traveller, he knew in advance that he would die in 1973. Upon his death, Coward's consciousness went back in time to his birth. Coward relived his life several times. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)

Undated events

The First Doctor and Susan Foreman once met Coward. (AUDIO: The Sleeping City)

Coward was one of the individuals that Momus pulled out of time. He mingled with the guests but found the decor diabolical. (PROSE: The Lonely Computer)

Iris Wildthyme and Edwin Turner encountered Coward in Capri. (AUDIO: Dark Side)

Legacy

He and Oscar Wilde were two people that Professor Whitaker wished that he could meet through the use of his Time Scoop. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion)

At Bianca's, Heinrich would sometimes do a "bad" Noël Coward impersonation. (AUDIO: The Wormery)

Captain Edwin Turner found a copy of The Diaries of Noël Coward in Pink Gables. (AUDIO: Dark Side)

Behind the scenes

Noël Coward was played by David Benson in the BBC sitcom Goodnight, Sweetheart and Guy Siner in an episode of You Rang, M'Lord?.

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Playwright +, Singer +  and Songwriter +
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