Searches , social queries for BLITHE SPIRIT
Search references for BLITHE SPIRIT. Phrases containing BLITHE SPIRIT
See searches and references containing BLITHE SPIRIT!
Search references for BLITHE SPIRIT. Phrases containing BLITHE SPIRIT
See searches and references containing BLITHE SPIRIT!BLITHE SPIRIT
Play written by Noël Coward
Blithe Spirit is a comic play by Noël Coward, described by the author as "an improbable farce in three acts". The play concerns the socialite and novelist
Blithe_Spirit_(play)
Film by David Lean
Blithe Spirit is a 1945 British supernatural black comedy film directed by David Lean. The screenplay by Lean, cinematographer Ronald Neame and associate
Blithe_Spirit_(1945_film)
2020 film by Edward Hall
Blithe Spirit is a 2020 British supernatural comedy film set in the late 1930s, directed by Edward Hall in his feature film debut, and starring Dan Stevens
Blithe_Spirit_(2020_film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Blithe Spirit may refer to: Blithe Spirit (play), a 1941 comic play written by Noël Coward Blithe Spirit (1945 film), a British comedy film based on the
Blithe_Spirit
1820 poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley
heard." The 1941 comic play Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward takes its title from the opening line: "Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! / Bird thou never wert". In
To_a_Skylark
English actress (1892–1972)
following the Second World War in the film adaptations of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. In 1948 she was
Margaret_Rutherford
5th episode of the 1st season of Ford Star Jubilee
"Blithe Spirit" is a 1956 television play version of the play of the same name by Noël Coward. Coward directed and starred in the adaptation. It aired
Blithe Spirit (Ford Star Jubilee)
Blithe_Spirit_(Ford_Star_Jubilee)
British actress (born 1950)
Badland featured as psychic medium Madame Arcat in Noël Coward's comedy Blithe Spirit at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, England. With a cast consisting
Annette_Badland
British actress (born 1978)
stage, Jones has appeared in productions of A Few Good Men (2005), Blithe Spirit (2009), Top Girls (2011), Beautiful Thing (2013), Orlando (2014), and
Suranne_Jones
English actor (1908–1990)
was shot in London during the Blitz, his roles since then included Blithe Spirit (1945), Anna and the King of Siam (1946), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
Rex_Harrison
British actress (born 1953)
London productions of the Noël Coward plays Present Laughter (1981), Blithe Spirit (1997), and Hay Fever (2006). Her radio/audio credits include voicing
Belinda_Lang
American actress and singer (born 1953)
appeared as Elvira in the 2009 Broadway revival of the Noël Coward comedy Blithe Spirit. She appeared in the musical War Paint, which premiered at the Goodman
Christine_Ebersole
English actress (born 1992)
series Britannia. Cooke made her feature film debut in the 2020 comedy Blithe Spirit. That same year, she played Kimberley Doyle in the Netflix mystery series
Callie_Cooke
1944, based on the play of the same name) (Coward was also a producer) Blithe Spirit, directed by David Lean (UK, 1945, based on the play of the same name)
Noël Coward on stage and screen
Noël_Coward_on_stage_and_screen
and received her fifth nomination. She earned a sixth nomination for Blithe Spirit and won her fifth Tony as a result. Lansbury earned a seventh and final
Angela Lansbury on screen and stage
Angela_Lansbury_on_screen_and_stage
British actor (born 2004)
Theatre, and has appeared in productions of Machinal, Crazy for You and Blithe Spirit. In 2023, he signed with talent agency WME. Conti made his onscreen
Arthur_Conti
British actress
Crabbe) Blithe Spirit – Gielgud Theatre, March 2014 (playing Elvira) Breeders by Ben Ockrent – St James Theatre, September 2014 Blithe Spirit – Ahmanson
Jemima_Rooper
Spanish-British actress (born 1989)
career acting on the London stage acting in a revival of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit (2014). She went on to win the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress
Patsy_Ferran
from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2021. "Blithe Spirit". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013.
David_Lean_filmography
English actress (1940–2026)
2000, she worked in the theatre, with roles including Madam Arcati in Blithe Spirit (2004) and Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest (2007)
Penelope_Keith
American TV anthology series
andother had an ending that was "in truly abominable taste." After "Blithe Spirit" was broadcast, Time magazine said, "Viewers last week were treated
Ford_Star_Jubilee
American stage actress
Cleaning Lady (2025), and productions of Wonder of the World (2006) and Blithe Spirit (2009) which she received the Dorothy Loudon Starbaby Award, Theatre
Susan_Louise_O'Connor
British actress (born 1947)
Dimension: Lady Faustus". BBC. "Production of Blithe Spirit". Theatricalia. "Production of Blithe Spirit". Theatricalia. "Production of Temptation". Theatricalia
Rula_Lenska
American actress (1924–1987)
(1974), Mother Miriam Ruth in Agnes of God (1982), and Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit (1987). For her prolific work on stage she was inducted into the American
Geraldine_Page
English playwright, composer, actor (1899–1973)
Hay Fever, Private Lives, Design for Living, Present Laughter, and Blithe Spirit, have remained in the regular theatre repertoire. He composed hundreds
Noël_Coward
Welsh actress (born 1987)
Patient Television film 2019 The Left Behind Annes Television film 2020 Blithe Spirit Edith 2022 Life and Death in the Warehouse Megan Television film 2025
Aimee-Ffion_Edwards
American actor, singer, dancer (1889–1966)
revues, and his appearances in the plays of Noël Coward, including Blithe Spirit. He had his film breakthrough at the age of 55 in Otto Preminger's Laura
Clifton_Webb
American actress (born 1954)
Ephron. In December 2008, she joined the cast of the Broadway revival of Blithe Spirit. In 2010, Rush was regular cast member in the short-lived Comedy Central
Deborah_Rush
British model, actress and singer (born 1949)
Twiggy acted in the Chichester Festival Theatre revival of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit. A year later, she played Gertrude Lawrence in the biographical stage
Twiggy
English actor (1929–2025)
Home and Baggage. He directed many plays, amongst them a production of Blithe Spirit in Hebrew at the Israeli National Theatre. Harper was born in Barnet
Gerald_Harper
Australian actress
numerous theatre productions. Holland appeared in Sydney Theatre Company's Blithe Spirit in 2022. Bessie Holland on IMDb Janice Somosot (19 April 2017). "'Wentworth'
Bessie_Holland
New Zealand-born American actress (1915–1999)
Zealand, and studied drama in London. She played Edith in Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit on Broadway from 1941 to 1943. Other Broadway shows included Make Way
Doreen_Lang
English actress (1916–2004)
Ethel in the stage production of This Happy Breed, and played Elvira in Blithe Spirit.[citation needed] Campbell also appeared with him in twice-weekly troop
Judy_Campbell
British actress (born 1946)
In 2010 Steadman played Madame Arcati in a revival of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit. In 2014 Steadman appeared as Madame Raquin in Helen Edmundson's adaptation
Alison_Steadman
English actor (born 1959)
received positive critical reviews; he performed in a Noël Coward play Blithe Spirit, starring alongside Angela Lansbury, Christine Ebersole and Jayne Atkinson
Rupert_Everett
British-American actress (born 1959)
she starred as Ruth Condomine in a Broadway revival of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, which co-starred Rupert Everett, Christine Ebersole, and Angela Lansbury
Jayne_Atkinson
English filmmaker and editor (1908–1991)
plays into successful films. These films are This Happy Breed (1944), Blithe Spirit (1945) and Brief Encounter (1945) with Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard
David_Lean
British actress (1925–2022)
her role. In March 2009, she returned to Broadway for a revival of Blithe Spirit at the Shubert Theatre, where she took on the role of Madame Arcati
Angela_Lansbury
English composer (1904–1977)
play Blithe Spirit. An unsigned contemporary review called Addinsell "without doubt one of our most interesting young composers" and added, "In Blithe Spirit
Richard_Addinsell
English actress (born 1943)
English stage, film and television actress. On stage, she appeared in Blithe Spirit as Madame Arcati and The Sea (2008) at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket
Marcia_Warren
American actress and theatre director (born 1951)
in 2013. Other Broadway theatre credits include Piaf, Bedroom Farce, Blithe Spirit, Voices in the Dark, and Follies. She portrayed Amanda in The Glass
Judith_Ivey
Broadway theater in Manhattan, New York
League (March 15, 2009). "Blithe Spirit – Broadway Play – 2009 Revival". IBDB. Retrieved January 26, 2022. "Blithe Spirit (Broadway, Sam S. Shubert Theatre
Shubert_Theatre_(Broadway)
English actor (1897–1971)
original Charles Condomine in the West End production of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit. He often played a touchy senior officer or British upper class character
Cecil_Parker
British actress (1883–1984)
the new medium of television, starring in a television production of Blithe Spirit in 1946. During the 1950s, she appeared more frequently in television
Estelle_Winwood
English actor (born 1982)
Deadline. Retrieved 19 May 2025. Wiseman, Andreas (18 June 2019). "'Blithe Spirit': StudioCanal Among Buyers Of Comedy With Dan Stevens & Judi Dench,
Dan_Stevens
British actress (born 1967)
2010, Norris played Ruth Condomine in a national tour of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit. She starred opposite her Cold Feet co-star Robert Bathurst, and Alison
Hermione_Norris
1925 song written and composed by Irving Berlin
Always. The song is an important plot element in Noël Coward's play Blithe Spirit. It also features in the 1944 film Christmas Holiday, in which it is
Always_(Irving_Berlin_song)
American actress and singer
of the play Forty Carats and in High Spirits, the musical version of Blithe Spirit, in London's West End in 1964. She also had a starring role in the 1962
Marti_Stevens_(actress)
American actress (1934–2016)
Elvira Condomine in High Spirits, a musical version of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit. In 1966, Grimes starred in her own ABC television series, The Tammy
Tammy_Grimes
British film producer and baronet (1904–2003)
producer and screenwriter whose credits included This Happy Breed, Blithe Spirit, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet
Anthony_Havelock-Allan
American actress (born 1941)
2025. Klein, Alvin (July 28, 2002). "THEATER REVIEWS; In Revival of 'Blithe Spirit,' Wit and Elegance Are Intact". New York Times. Retrieved January 19
Dana_Ivey
English actor (born 1969)
Hansel and Gretel. Edwards' first professional theatre engagement was in Blithe Spirit at age 24. Since then he has appeared in many shows such as The Duchess
Charles_Edwards_(actor)
American actress and singer (born 1953)
England: Cambridge University Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-521-66769-2. "Blithe Spirit". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Santa Fe, New Mexico. June 24, 1983. p. 29
Amy_Irving
English actor (1935–2016)
Alceste Arms and the Man (1982) by George Bernard Shaw – Bluntschli Blithe Spirit (1982) by Noël Coward – Charles Richard II (1983) by William Shakespeare –
Brian_Bedford
one for Best Featured Actress in a Play for playing Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit (2009). She was Tony-nominated for her roles in Deuce (2007), and A
List of awards and nominations received by Angela Lansbury
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Angela_Lansbury
English director
March 2024. "The Bay at Nice". Aboutheartist. Retrieved 24 March 2024. "Blithe Spirit". Abouttheartist. Retrieved 24 March 2024. "A Voyage Round My Father"
Richard_Eyre
American actress and comedian (born 1972)
Decker Welcome to Marwen Nicol 2019 Motherless Brooklyn Julia Minna 2020 Blithe Spirit Elvira Condomine The Croods: A New Age Hope Betterman Voice role 2022
Leslie_Mann
Sisters (2003), Whipping it Up (2006, 2007), Present Laughter (2010), and Blithe Spirit (2010, 2011). Bathurst's acting credit for this role was "Bob Bathurst"
Robert_Bathurst_filmography
Canadian actress
and an Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award winner for her performance in Blithe Spirit. Her appearances at the Shaw Festival have included productions of Drama
Corrine_Koslo
English actress (1939–2014)
of The Merchant of Venice. Her other stage roles included Elvira in Blithe Spirit (1974), Katherina in The Taming of the Shrew (1978 and 1982), Lady Macbeth
Kate_O'Mara
American actress (1892–1978)
Algonquin Round Table. In 1941, she starred in the New York premiere of Blithe Spirit as Ruth Condomine, whose husband is tormented by the ghost of his deceased
Peggy_Wood
English actress (born 1934)
"Blithe Spirit". Launching Films. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020. O'Malley, Sheila. "Review: Blithe Spirit".
Judi_Dench
English actor (born 1953)
Drama, The Magnificent Andrea". BBC. "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Noel Coward - Blithe Spirit". BBC. "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Edmund Gosse - Father and Son, Episode 1"
Roger_Allam
American actress (1905–1994)
1943 Blithe Spirit Madame Arcati April 27 – May 31, 1942 Candida Miss Proserpine Garnett Revival September 6 – October 2, 1943 Blithe Spirit Madame
Mildred_Natwick
American actress (born 1943)
on "Chelsea Lately"". Inquirer.com. Retrieved June 20, 2026. "Blythe's Spirit". Los Angeles Times. May 17, 1992. Retrieved October 31, 2019. "Paltrow
Blythe_Danner
English actress (born 1963)
Boy, Tinned Up, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing and Blithe Spirit. In 2022, she starred as DI Sowerby in the Channel 5 programme The Teacher
Karen_Henthorn
English entertainer (born 1967)
In March 2011, Henshall took the role of Elvira in the classic play Blithe Spirit in the West End, after playing the role in several regional theatre
Ruthie_Henshall
Australian actress (born 1976)
concluding: "Isla Fisher, short, with thick auburn hair, is a changeable free spirit who keeps the male lead, and maybe herself off balance". Budgeted at US$7
Isla_Fisher
American actress (1942–1999)
"Madeline Kahn of Manhattan Is Now on a Santa Fe High and That Town's Blithest Spirit". People Magazine. July 25, 1983. Archived from the original on September
Madeline_Kahn
British actress
Captain Jack Deirdre 2015 The Importance of Being Earnest LIVE Miss Prism 2016 Starfish Jean The Lock-in Posh Woman Short film 2020 Blithe Spirit Edna
Michele_Dotrice
British actress (born 1946)
the Sydney Opera House, the venue at which she also played Elvira in Blithe Spirit in 1990. She also appeared in the films Melvin, Son of Alvin (1984)
Katy_Manning
Village in Wales
inspiration for writers and television producers. Noël Coward wrote Blithe Spirit while staying in the Fountain 2 (Upper Fountain) suite at Portmeirion
Portmeirion
English actress (1898–1993)
Coward to tour in his three newest plays, This Happy Breed as Sylvia, Blithe Spirit as Ruth, and Present Laughter as Liz – a character based partly on the
Joyce_Carey
English author and biographer
February 2013. Langley Simmons, Dawn (1983). Margaret Rutherford: A blithe spirit. Barker. ISBN 0-213-16890-1. Retrieved 10 June 2009. Ball, Edward (2004)
Dawn_Langley_Simmons
Film genre
Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) I Married a Witch (1942) Heaven Can Wait (1943) Blithe Spirit (1945) Wonder Man (1945) It's a Wonderful Life (1946) The Bishop's Wife
Supernatural_film
Annual award for London theatre
her role as Madame Arcati in the revival of Noël Coward's comedy play Blithe Spirit in 2015. The following year Judi Dench won at the age of the age of
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Laurence_Olivier_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Supporting_Role
American actress and singer (born 1931)
Unsinkable Molly Brown Molly Brown 1973 Annie Get Your Gun Annie Oakley 1977 Blithe Spirit Elvira 1982 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Miss Mona Stangley 1984
Barbara_Eden
American actress (born 1965)
Festival 2007 Howard Katz Jess Roundabout Theatre Company, Off-Broadway Blithe Spirit Ruth Condomine Williamstown Theatre Festival The Autumn Garden Nina
Jessica_Hecht
English actress (born 1951)
Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, King Lear, Summerfolk, and Blithe Spirit. Her early TV career highlights include appearances on Emmerdale Farm
Louise_Jameson
English actress (born 1985)
was nominated for a Drama Desk Award, but lost to Angela Lansbury for Blithe Spirit. Her breakthrough came when, at 24, she was cast in her first leading
Carey_Mulligan
American actor and comedian (1949–2000)
the young apprentices by throwing knives into trees. He performed in Blithe Spirit, Boeing 707 and an original musical, Fire on the Mountain. He once jokingly
Jim_Varney
English actress and presenter (born 1974)
The Devil's Harvest Nadya 2016 The Carer Sophia 2017 Mum's List Kate Greene 2020 Blithe Spirit Violet Bradman 2022 The Beachcombers Narrator Short film
Emilia_Fox
Literary genre, work of literature featuring supernatural elements
has been adapted for stage, television and film. Noël Coward's play Blithe Spirit, later made into a 1945 film, places a more humorous slant on the phenomenon
Ghost_story
Promotion and education of English haiku
Cambridge Haiku Group. The journal of The British Haiku Society is Blithe Spirit, which is a salute to Reginald Horace Blyth and to poetry via Percy
The_British_Haiku_Society
English actor (born 1958)
Iron Lady, Wilde, the Norman Conquests, She Stoops to Conquer and Blithe Spirit. Kermode was born in Nelson, Lancashire, he attended Abingdon School
Robin_Kermode
English filmmaker and cinematographer (1911–2010)
first three films were adaptations of Coward's works: This Happy Breed, Blithe Spirit, and Brief Encounter. All three films were Directed by Lean, shot by
Ronald_Neame
American film actress (1902–1985)
the Performing Arts 1966 New York State Theatre, Off-Broadway 1966 Blithe Spirit Madame Arcati Seattle Repertory Theatre 1968 The Rivals Mrs. Malaprop
Margaret_Hamilton_(actress)
English actress, writer (born 1979)
professional debut in the touring and subsequent West End production of Blithe Spirit, playing the Maid and understudying Elvira. Her other theatre credits
Michelle_Terry
English actress and singer
radio plays. In 2023, she appeared in A Murder Has Been Arranged and Blithe Spirit, as part of the same series. From August to December 2023, she appeared
Marti_Webb
English actress (1909–1980)
stage in 1927. Her most famous role was that of Elvira in Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, which she played in the original stage production. She reprised her
Kay_Hammond
British comedian and presenter (born 1974)
Lucky 13. In 2020, Ray starred as Mandeep Singh in supernatural comedy Blithe Spirit, alongside Dame Judi Dench, Isla Fischer, Dan Stevens, Leslie Mann and
Adil_Ray
Australian actress (1930–2026)
Victoria Regina, The Miser, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, Richard II, Blithe Spirit, Absurd Person Singular, Half a Sixpence, A Lovely Sunday for Creve
Patsy_King
British film production company
Olivier's patriotic epic Henry V (all 1944), The Way to the Stars, and Blithe Spirit (both 1945) contributed significantly to the high critical reputation
Two_Cities_Films
Cuban actor and singer
to Miami to extend his career by doing numerous popular plays like Blithe Spirit, La Cage Aux Folles, The Rose Tattoo and many others. Díez also appeared
Emiliano_Díez
British actor
Perry Lascoe in Waiting in the Wings (1999). In 2009, Jones appeared in Blithe Spirit, as Dr. Bradman, supported by Angela Lansbury and Rupert Everett; and
Simon_Jones_(actor)
English actress (1941–2026)
played the eccentric, elderly medium Madame Arcati in Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit. At the age of 63 she returned to the same role when the play was revived
Stephanie_Cole
English actress (born 1941)
Jocelyn Polegate The Old Laundry Theatre, Bowness-on-Windermere 1997 Blithe Spirit Ruth Lauren K. Woods Theatre 1998 Dial M for Murder Cape Cod Playhouse
Juliet_Mills
cartoons, and eventually the 1995 feature film Casper. Noël Coward's play Blithe Spirit, later made into a film, places a more humorous slant on the phenomenon
List_of_ghost_films
American diplomat (1883–1954)
Assistant Secretary of State, for whom Gibson worked in 1911, Gibson was "a blithe spirit (who) radiated a whimsical humor that was just what the department,
Hugh_S._Gibson
Actor
Ugly Sister 2015 Winter Dr. Allen 2017 The Foreigner Matthew Rice 2020 Blithe Spirit Henry Mackintosh 2025 F1 Don Cavendish TBA Jericho Ridge Post-production
Simon_Kunz
travel, tourism, insurance
BLITHE SPIRIT
BLITHE SPIRIT
BLITHE SPIRIT
BLITHE SPIRIT
BLITHE SPIRIT
BLITHE SPIRIT
BLITHE SPIRIT
BLITHE SPIRIT
BLITHE SPIRIT
travel, tourism, insurance