Noël Coward

AKA:

Sir Noël Peirce Coward

Birth Name:

Noël Pierce Coward

Birth Date:

December 16, 1899

Birth Place:

Teddington, Middlesex, England

Death Date:

March 26, 1973

Place of Death:

Firefly Estate, Galina, St. Mary, Jamaica

Age:

Cause of Death:

Heart attack

Cemetery Name:

Firefly Estate, Galina, Jamaica

Claim to Fame:

Show Business

A prolific performer, playwright and raconteur, Noël Coward was also a talented songwriter whose acerbic wit (both on and off stage) and sophisticated British persona were recognized worldwide. Coward first appeared onstage at the young age of 12, had his first success as a lyricist at the age of 26, and by the end of the 1930s had 9 hit musical productions. In the 1940s, he spent much of his time traveling the world, entertaining war troops, and received his only Oscar for the movie In Which We Serve. After 1945 his clipped, lisping speech and languid Englishness were wearing thin on the public and his career never regained the momentum of the prewar era. And though his stage productions and movies in the 1950s never garnered much critical praise, he nevertheless had one of the highest-paid nightclub acts going on the road.

Fun Fact

When playwright Noel Coward ran into novelist Edna Farber and noticed that they were wearing nearly identical suits, he stated, “Edna, you almost look like a man in that suit.” Without missing a beat Ferber replied, “So do you, Noel.”

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Firefly Estate, Galina, Jamaica

Galina, St. Mary, , 93RX+VX

Jamaica

North America

Grave Location:

Open Lawn

Grave Location Description

As you approach the estate Noel Coward’s final resting place overlooks the ocean about 100 feet from his vacation home. It is the only grave on the estate.