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Also Known As Simon Arthur Noël Raven
Born December 28, 1927 • Leicester • England
Died May 12, 2001 (aged 73) • London • England
Notable Works “Alms for Oblivion” • “Love in a Cold Climate” • “Point Counter Point”
Noël Coward
Noël Coward
English playwright, actor, and composer
Keith Waterhouse
British writer
Ben Elton
Ben Elton
British actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and dramatist
Playwright Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett
British playwright
David Storey
British writer
Michael Frayn
British author and translator
Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby
British writer
British writer and director Mike Leigh.
Mike Leigh
British writer and director
Sir Stephen Spender
English poet
A.A. Milne
A.A. Milne
British author
P.G. Wodehouse, 1945.
P.G. Wodehouse
British author
David Mercer
British playwright
Robin Maugham
British author
R.C. Sherriff
British writer
Phillpotts, Eden
Eden Phillpotts
British writer
Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal
American writer
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
British author
Tom Stoppard
Tom Stoppard
British writer
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
British actor, author, and director
David Hare
David Hare
British playwright and director