Particularly Not With Miss Lawrence

Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence in "Private Lives"
Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence in "Private Lives"

When Noel Coward told Gore Vidal that he (Coward) had never had sex with a woman, Vidal asked, “Not even with Gertie Lawrence?” referring to Coward’s famous stage partner.

Coward replied, “Particularly not with Miss Lawrence.”