Famous Last Will and Testament Playwright Noel Coward

About the last will and testament of famous English playwright Noel Coward.

WHERE THERE'S A WILL

NOEL COWARD, English playwright, composer, died 1973

Last Will: There were two wills-English and Swiss-which left the bulk of his $25 million estate plus royalties from all Coward shows and songs to his longtime male companions, actor Graham Payne and valet and personal assistant Cole Lesley. Jewelry, paintings, and personal mementos went to a long list of theatrical friends, typified by the bequest to Sir Laurence Olivier of "my cabuchon amethyst buttons, links, and studs,"