Ivor Novello
Ivor Novello (born David Ivor Davies; 15 January 1893 – 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).
Known for
ActingBirthday
January 15, 1893Deathday
March 6, 1951Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
34Place of birth
Cardiff, Wales, UKAlso known as
David Ivor Davies, David L'EstrangeCast credits
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
The Lodger Jonathan DrewThe Constant Nymph
Lewis DoddThe White Rose
JosephI Lived with You
Prince Felix LenieffThe Lodger
Michel AngeloffAutumn Crocus
Andreas SteinerThe Man Without Desire
Count Vittorio DandoloOnce a Lady
Bennett CloudThe Bohemian Girl
ThaddeusThe Triumph of the Rat
Pierre Boucheron, 'the Rat'The Return of the Rat
Pierre BoucheronBonnie Prince Charlie
Prince Charles StuartSymphony in Two Flats
David KennardSleeping Car
GastonDownhill
Roddy BerwickCarnival
Count Andrea ScipioneCrew credits
The Man Without Desire
ProducerBut the Flesh Is Weak
Theatre Play, WriterKing's Rhapsody
WriterThe Dancing Years
Theatre PlayFree and Easy
Theatre PlayI Lived with You
Theatre PlayBonnie Prince Charlie
MusicSymphony in Two Flats
Theatre PlayTarzan the Ape Man
DialogueDownhill
Original StoryGlamorous Night
Theatre PlayThe Return of the Rat
Theatre PlayThe Rat
Theatre Play