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From Library Journal
Coward's diaries from 1941 to 1969 offer an intimate look at the last 30 years of the life of the popular, sophisticated British playwright and author. While some of the entries are of the "Stayed out until 4 at Mrs. B___'s party" variety, more of them give insight into Coward's well-connected life. Coward knew or met hundreds of people working in the theater, the movies, and the government, and encounters with Vivien Leigh, Marilyn Monroe, King George IV, Winston Churchill and the Queen Mother, to name just a few, are included here. Excellent footnotes provided by editors Morley and Payn (My Life with Noel Coward) give a one-sentence description of such notables as "Larry" (Laurence Olivier) and "Dickie" (Lord Louis Mountbatten). Coward wrote these diaries with an eye toward publishing and therefore seemed to take great care to write, if not kindly about everyone, then perhaps not as harshly as he could have. Still, there are enough juicy tidbits to satisfy any biography-reading seeker of stars, starlets, and royalty. A thorough index enhances star browsing. For public libraries. J. Sara Paulk, Coastal Plain Reg. Lib., Tifton, GA
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Sunday Times, London
"Compulsive reading: a very clear portrait. What Coward has to say about other people is light-hearted, witty, often shrewd, totally without malice ....His final entertainment for everyone's pleasure is these diaries."

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It was in 1941 that Noel Coward, then just at the start of his own forties, began for the first time in his life to keep a diary. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
terrific ovation, great shine, rave notices, dined quietly, behaving beautifully, lovely sunshine, wonderful audience Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Les Avants, Present Laughter, High Spirits, Princess Margaret, White Cliffs, Blithe Spirit, Queen Mother, Hay Fever, Noël Coward, Blue Harbour, Private Lives, Prime Minister, Mary Martin, The Girl Who Came, Duchess of Kent, South Sea Bubble, Las Vegas, Café de Paris, Maggie Leighton, Relative Values, San Francisco, Ace of Clubs, Gertrude Lawrence, Prince Philip New!
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