Noel Coward lived in a time when “fashionable” British Theatre was in it’s infancy the late 1920’s to early 1930’s. He was born to middle class parents and dreamed of rising above his station. At the tender age of 14 he had his first affair with a wealthy gallery painter for the very society in which Coward longed to populate. During this time, Coward was in plays as a much sought after child star. He soon began writing and became one of the most famous British playwrights of all time. During WWII he toured with some of his productions and was met with thunderous cheers from soldiers. Coward’s writing was very “high brow” depicting the upper classes using many times wit that was caustic and urbane. On his downward swing, this fashionable man saw himself and his works become unfashionable and dated. His later years were spent working spirited paintings with good friend Winston Churchill.