Biography
Ivor Novello (born David Ivor Davies; 15 January 1893 β 6 March 1951) was a Welsh composer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century, on both screen and stage.
He was born into a musical Cardiff family and his mother, Clara Novello Davies, was an internationally known singing teacher and choral conductor. As a child, Novello was a successful singer in various eisteddfodau throughout the country. He was educated privately in Cardiff and then in Gloucester and later won a scholarship to Magdalen College School in Oxford.
The family moved to London in 1913 and here Novello's career flourished. In 1914, at the start of World War II, he wrote the words to his most popular song, "Keep the Home Fires Burning".
Novello lived in a flat above the Strand Theatre, where he remained until his death in 1951.
Since 1955 the internationally prestigious The Ivor Novello Awards ("The Ivors") for songwriting and composing are annually awarded by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA).
Filmography
all 28
Movies 28
Writer 9
The Dancing Years (1976)
King's Rhapsody (1955)
The Dancing Years (1950)
Free and Easy (1941)
The Rat (1937)
Glamorous Night (1937)
Autumn Crocus (1934)
I Lived with You (1933)
Sleeping Car (1933)
The Lodger (1932)
But the Flesh Is Weak (1932)
Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
Once a Lady (1931)
Symphony in Two Flats (1930)
The Return of the Rat (1929)
The Gallant Hussar (1928)
A South Sea Bubble (1928)
The Vortex (1928)
The Constant Nymph (1928)
Downhill (1927)
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
The Triumph of the Rat (1926)
The Rat (1925)
The Man Without Desire (1923)
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1923)
The White Rose (1923)
The Bohemian Girl (1922)
Carnival (1921)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1893-01-15
Deathday1951-03-06 (58 years old)
Birth NameDavid Ivor Davies
Birth PlaceCardiff, United Kingdom
Height
RelationshipsRobert Andrews (1916-01-01 - 1951-01-01)
MotherClara Novello Davies
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesLittlewick Green, United Kingdom
Also Known AsDavid Ivor Davies, David L'Estrange
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