Who according to a song by Ian Dury was a charmer, as a writer he was brahma. velvet jackets and pyjamas, the gay divorcee and other dramas?
Cultural impact of Noël Coward includes the line "Alas, I missed the Beaux Arts Ball, and what is twice as sad I was never at a party where they honored Noël Ca-ad (Coward)". In the Ian Dury song "There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards", the lyrics include: "Noël Coward was a charmer/ As a writer he was brahma /Velvet jackets and pyjamas/ "The Gay Divorce" and other dramas." In the episode "Back in the Red" of "Red Dwarf", Lister refers to Kryten as sounding "like Noël Coward's elocution teacher". In the episode "Spin" of "House M.D.", Stacy comments on an argument between House and
The Gay Divorcee Gay Divorcee" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1934. According to RKO records the film earned $1,077,000 in the US and Canada and $697,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $584,000. New York Times Critic Andre Sennwald (November 16, 1934) said of the film: “Like the carefree team of Rogers and Astaire, The Gay Divorcee is gay in its mood and smart in its approach. For subsidiary humor, there are Alice Brady as the talkative aunt; Edward Everett Horton as the confused lawyer .. and Erik Rhodes ... as the excitable correspondent, who takes the correct