Were Noël Coward and Mario Puzo of the same nationality?
Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what "Time" magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".
Ray Cooney Raymond George Alfred Cooney, OBE (born 30 May 1932) is an English playwright and actor. His biggest success, "Run for Your Wife" (1983) ran for nine years in London's West End and is its longest-running comedy. He has had 17 of his plays performed there.