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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)
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
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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
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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 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
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
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
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
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
Crabbe) Blithe Spirit – Gielgud Theatre, March 2014 (playing Elvira) Breeders by Ben Ockrent – St James Theatre, September 2014 Blithe Spirit – Ahmanson
Jemima_Rooper
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
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
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
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
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
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
British actress (born 1947)
Dimension: Lady Faustus". BBC. "Production of Blithe Spirit". Theatricalia. "Production of Blithe Spirit". Theatricalia. "Production of Temptation". Theatricalia
Rula_Lenska
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 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
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
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-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
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
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
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
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 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 (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
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 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 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
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)
British actress and singer (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 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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 (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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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 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
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
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
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 (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 (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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Play written by Noël Coward
Calthrop. The repertory of the tour also consisted of This Happy Breed and Blithe Spirit; the three were advertised collectively as "Noel Coward in his Play
Present_Laughter
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
1964 musical
lyrics, and music by Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray, based on the play Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward, about a man coping with the ghost of his dead wife.
High_Spirits_(musical)
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
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
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)
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
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
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
American-British actress (1910–2005)
films and on the stage. Few of her films were hits in the U.S., but Blithe Spirit, adapted from the Noël Coward play, was popular. Levy wrote and directed
Constance_Cummings
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
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
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
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
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
British screenwriter, producer and director
May making her acting debut. Finding Your Feet Fisherman's Friends Blithe Spirit (2020 film) Fisherman's Friends: One and All Urban Hymn Executive Producer
Meg_Leonard
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
English actress (born 1927)
Profiles in Courage Mary S. McDowell Episode: "Mary S. McDowell" 1966 Blithe Spirit Elvira Condomine Television film 1967 Uncle Vanya Jelena Andrejewna
Rosemary_Harris
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
2009 theatrical awards ceremony
Christmas Play revivals Accent on Youth All My Sons American Buffalo Blithe Spirit Desire Under the Elms Equus Exit the King Hedda Gabler Joe Turner's
63rd_Tony_Awards
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
English theatre director
Murder (TV movie) Safari Strife (Cutting Edge) Richard III (NHK Japan) Blithe Spirit (Theatrical film) William Shakespeare; Roger Warren (7 November 2013)
Edward_Hall_(director)
American actress
lyrics, and music by Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray, based on the play Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward. 42nd Street Moon's production was staged at the Eureka
Megan_Cavanagh_(actress)
English actress (1906–1998)
ScreenPlay. Hickson's stage career included roles in Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, the musical The Card (1975), adapted by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent
Joan_Hickson
American actress and dancer (1923–2004)
Kenley Players 1972 Anything Goes Reno Sweeney Regional, New Jersey 1973 Blithe Spirit Elvira Little Theatre on Square 1976 Panama Hattie Hattie Maloney Syracuse
Ann_Miller
American lawyer
of productions of many plays on and off-Broadway such as Oleanna and Blithe Spirit. Hirschfeld was an advocate in the area of pet trusts. When a New York
Rachel_Hirschfeld
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