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Noël Coward - in Theatreland, known simply as "The Master" - britishheritage.org
Noël Coward - in Theatreland, known simply as "The Master" - britishheritage.org
Noël Coward - in Theatreland, known simply as "The Master" - britishheritage.org
Noël Coward - in Theatreland, known simply as "The Master" - britishheritage.org
Noël Coward - in Theatreland, known simply as "The Master" - britishheritage.org
Noël Coward - in Theatreland, known simply as "The Master" - britishheritage.org
Noël Coward - in Theatreland, known simply as "The Master" - britishheritage.org
Noël Coward - in Theatreland, known simply as "The Master" - britishheritage.org
Noël Coward - in Theatreland, known simply as "The Master" - britishheritage.org
Noël Coward - in Theatreland, known simply as "The Master" - britishheritage.org

Sir Noël Coward 1899–1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise". He published more than 50 plays, composed hundreds of songs, wrot...

J. M. Barrie - britishheritage.org
J. M. Barrie - britishheritage.org
J. M. Barrie - britishheritage.org
J. M. Barrie - britishheritage.org
J. M. Barrie - britishheritage.org
J. M. Barrie - britishheritage.org
J. M. Barrie - britishheritage.org
J. M. Barrie - britishheritage.org
J. M. Barrie - britishheritage.org
J. M. Barrie - britishheritage.org

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (/ˈbæri/; 9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote a number of successful novels and plays. There he met ...

P. G. Wodehouse - "I just sit at my typewriter and curse a bit." - britishheritage.org
P. G. Wodehouse - "I just sit at my typewriter and curse a bit." - britishheritage.org
P. G. Wodehouse - "I just sit at my typewriter and curse a bit." - britishheritage.org
P. G. Wodehouse - "I just sit at my typewriter and curse a bit." - britishheritage.org
P. G. Wodehouse - "I just sit at my typewriter and curse a bit." - britishheritage.org
P. G. Wodehouse - "I just sit at my typewriter and curse a bit." - britishheritage.org
P. G. Wodehouse - "I just sit at my typewriter and curse a bit." - britishheritage.org
P. G. Wodehouse - "I just sit at my typewriter and curse a bit." - britishheritage.org
P. G. Wodehouse - "I just sit at my typewriter and curse a bit." - britishheritage.org
P. G. Wodehouse - "I just sit at my typewriter and curse a bit." - britishheritage.org

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881–1975) was a prolific English author, humorist and scriptwriter. He was educated at Dulwich College, to which he remained devoted all his life, and paid tribute to it by setting his first novel, The Pothunters, in the fictional school of St. Austin's. Throughou...

Christopher Marlowe - britishheritage.org
Christopher Marlowe - britishheritage.org
Christopher Marlowe - britishheritage.org
Christopher Marlowe - britishheritage.org
Christopher Marlowe - britishheritage.org
Christopher Marlowe - britishheritage.org
Christopher Marlowe - britishheritage.org
Christopher Marlowe - britishheritage.org
Christopher Marlowe - britishheritage.org
Christopher Marlowe - britishheritage.org

Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe (/ˈmɑːrloʊ/; baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593), was an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era.[a] Marlowe is among the most famous of the Elizabethan playwrights. Based upon the "many imitations" of his play Tamburlain...

W. Somerset Maugham - britishheritage.org
W. Somerset Maugham - britishheritage.org
W. Somerset Maugham - britishheritage.org
W. Somerset Maugham - britishheritage.org
W. Somerset Maugham - britishheritage.org
W. Somerset Maugham - britishheritage.org

William Somerset Maugham[a]CH (/mɔːm/ MAWM; 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was an English playwright, novelist, and short-story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest-paid author during the 1930s.

J. B. Priestley - britishheritage.org
J. B. Priestley - britishheritage.org
J. B. Priestley - britishheritage.org
J. B. Priestley - britishheritage.org

John Boynton Priestley, OM (/ˈpriːstli/; 13 September 1894 – 14 August 1984) was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator.

Tom Stoppard - One of the Most Powerful People in British Culture - britishheritage.org
Tom Stoppard - One of the Most Powerful People in British Culture - britishheritage.org
Tom Stoppard - One of the Most Powerful People in British Culture - britishheritage.org

Sir Tom Stoppard (born 3 July 1937) is a Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter. He has written for television, radio, film, and stage, finding prominence with plays such as Arcadia, The Coast of Utopia, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, Professional Foul, The Real Thing, Travesties, The In...

Harold Pinter - Playwright, Activist, Nobellist - britishheritage.org
Harold Pinter - Playwright, Activist, Nobellist - britishheritage.org
Harold Pinter - Playwright, Activist, Nobellist - britishheritage.org
Harold Pinter - Playwright, Activist, Nobellist - britishheritage.org
Harold Pinter - Playwright, Activist, Nobellist - britishheritage.org
Harold Pinter - Playwright, Activist, Nobellist - britishheritage.org

Harold Pinter (1930–2008) was a prolific British playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. A Nobel Prize winner, Pinter was one of the most influential modern British dramatists with a writing career that spanned more than 50 years. His best-known plays include The Birthday Party (1957), The ...

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