Anthony Havelock-Allan production was a film adaptation of Coward's 1939 play This Happy Breed, which was produced by Coward, directed by Lean, and shot by Neame. All three partners — Havelock-Allan, Lean and Neame — collaborated on the script. The exact same combination of talents created the 1945 film adaptation of Coward's comedy "Blithe Spirit". The quartet then produced the classic "Brief Encounter", with Havelock-Allan and Neame sharing producing duties with Coward, with Coward helping write the script, an adaption of his 1936 one-act play "Still Life". The film won the Palme d'Or at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival while lead Celia
Noël Coward Society Ivey". There is also a similar ceremony at Firefly Estate (Coward's home) in Jamaica. On December 31, 2016, Ken Starrett officially stepped down after serving as North American Director of The Noel Coward Society for fourteen years. Noël Coward Society The Noël Coward Society is an international society founded with the agreement of Coward's literary agent and Estate to celebrate the life and work of Sir Noël Coward. The Noël Coward Society was founded in 1999 to study and promote and enjoy the many aspects of Coward's achievements. It owns an extensive archive of recordings and written works and is