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53 celebrated lyricists whose words gave voice to generations. From Broadway legends and Tin Pan Alley scribes to poets of modern pop.

Noël Coward

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Noël Coward

United Kingdom

Noël Coward wrote Private Lives in 1930, making him the highest-earning author in the western world. He also wrote and starred in the 1945 films Brief Encounter and Blithe Spirit. Knighted in 1970, Coward was a defining figure of 20th-century English theatre and film.

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1540 1990