Graham Payn

Graham Payn
Graham Payn with Mary Martin from a publicity still from the 1946 musical Pacific 1860
Born25 April 1918
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Died4 November 2005(2005-11-04) (aged 87)
Les Avants, Switzerland
NationalitySouth African
Occupation(s)actor, singer
Years active1931–73
PartnerNoël Coward (1945–1973; Coward's death)

Graham Payn (25 April 1918 – 4 November 2005) was a South African-born English actor and singer, also known for being the life partner of the playwright Noël Coward. Beginning as a boy soprano, Payn later made a career as a singer and actor in the works of Coward and others. After Coward's death, Payn ran the Coward estate for 22 years.