Noel Coward Duke for Adam Lambert’s cover of “Mad by Boy”

British playwright, composer, songwriter and actor Noel Coward may have been among the first and influential multi-hyphenate long before such concepts emerged. Coward died in 1973 at the age of 73 and will be remembered on the 50th anniversary of his death with a new documentary, “Mad About The Boy – The Noel Coward Story,” due out in 2023.

The cover of the title song, first released in 1932, was contributed by Adam Lambert, whose version—produced by Amanda Jost and Johnny Cover—is due out on October 7. He called the coward an “inspiration.” A celibate and gay man, Cord was the ultimate socialite who was best known for his lively, lively parties – which included guests like the Queen Mother. Knight in 1970, and received a Tony Award in the same year. Among his theatrical and screen credits are “A Brief Encounter”, “The Soul of Blythe” and “A Private Life”.

Cord moved to Jamaica in adulthood, and died in his home there, known as the Firefly Estate, where a statue still stands overlooking the island’s north coast.

English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, Noel Coward in London for the premiere of The Italian Job in which he played, May 30, 1969.

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The feature-length documentary about his life is directed by Barnaby Thompson who said: “Noel Coward was a wonderful character. He invented the modern Englishman – intelligent, sophisticated, elegant – but he was born poor and dropped out of school when he was nine. He was a sex symbol who was gay in a straight world very banished from the country in which he came to define it.”

A prolific songwriter, Coward’s songs – Warner Music is the home of his catalog – will be used in the film as well.



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