Noël Coward papers, 1961-1962

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Summary

Creators:
Coward, Noël, 1899, 1899-1973
Abstract:
Collection consists of song lyrics for Later Than Spring from Coward's 1961 musical Sail Away and accompanying letter.
Extent:
0.21 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Noël Coward papers, Collection no. 2548, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of song lyrics for Later Than Spring from Coward's 1961 musical Sail Away and accompanying letter. Song lyrics are an original holograph, while the letter notes the lyrics as being added to the now defunct Ethel Barrymore collection.

Biographical / historical:

Noël Coward (1899-1973) was an English playwright and actor who achieved enduring success as a playwright, publishing more than 50 plays from his teens onwards. Many of his works, such as Hay Fever, Private Lives, and Blithe Spirit have remained in the regular theatre repertoire. He composed hundreds of songs, in addition to well over a dozen musical theatre works, screenplays, poetry, several volumes of short stories, the novel Pomp and Circumstance, and a three-volume autobiography. Coward's stage and film acting and directing career spanned six decades, during which he starred in many of his own works, as well as those of others.

Acquisition information:
Transferred to USC in 1962 from Cole Lesley, Noël Coward's aide.
Processing information:

Collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Noël Coward papers, Collection no. 2548, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Cinematic Arts Library
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G4
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
Contact:
(213) 740-8383
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