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Noel Coward

(1899—1973)

English playrightactor

Bed is the perfect climate.

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Noel Coward

(1899-1973) English playrightactor I love criticism just so long as it's unqualified praise. www.english-slang.com

Noel Coward

(1899-1973) English playwrightactor Women should be struck regularly--like gongs. www.english-slang.com

Alfred Hitchcock

(1899-1980), film-maker I have the perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it. www.english-slang.com

Nancy Mitford

(1904-1973) English novelist I love children. Especially when they cry--for then someone takes them away. www.english-slang.com

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