A character in a play by this author pretends to have a presentiment that there will be an earthquake or a violent explosion to try to convince his wife to go to Paris with him. In that play, a couple uses the word "Sollocks" when they want to put a stop to one of their violent arguments. That play by this author is about Amanda and Elyot, a divorced couple who coincidentally get (*) rooms next to each other on their honeymoons with their new spouses. In another of his plays, Ruth dies in a car crash when her husband's car is sabotaged by his first wife. In that play, the maid Edith accidentally causes Charles's first wife, Elvira, to materialize during a seance led 
A character in a play by this author pretends to have a presentiment that there will be an earthquake or a violent explosion to try to convince his wife to go to Paris with him. In that play, a couple uses the word "Sollocks" when they want to put a stop to one of their violent arguments. That play by this author is about Amanda and Elyot, a divorced couple who coincidentally get (*) rooms next to each other on their honeymoons with their new spouses. In another of his plays, Ruth dies in a car crash when her husband's car is sabotaged by his first wife. In that play, the maid Edith accidentally causes Charles's first wife, Elvira, to materialize during a seance led by Madame Arcati. For 10 points, name this playwright of Private Lives and Blithe Spirit.
A character in a play by this author pretends to have a presentiment that there will be an earthquake or a violent explosion to try to convince his wife to go to Paris with him.
Noël Coward