Description: To several generations, actor, playwright, songwriter, and filmmaker Noel Coward (1899-1973) was the very personification of wit, glamour, and elegance. "Hoare's retelling of Coward's story (is) the most vivid, insightful, and fascinating so far".--John Lahr, "The New Yorker". 88 photos.
Brief description: Philip Hoare is the author of seven books of nonfiction, including The Sea Inside, The Whale, and biographies of Noel Coward and Stephen Tennant. He lives in Southampton and on Cape Cod.