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Ivor Novello (born David Ivor Davies; 15 January 1893 – 6 March 1951) was a Welsh actor, dramatist, singer and composer who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century. He was born into a musical family, and his first successes were as a songwriter.
29 de mar. de 2024 · Ivor Novello was a Welsh actor-manager, composer, and playwright, best known for his lush, sentimental, romantic musicals. Novello, the son of the celebrated Welsh singing teacher, Dame Clara Novello Davies, was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, and served with the Royal Naval Air Service.
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Born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1893, he was the son of a tax-collector father and a well-known singing teacher mother. His prodigious musical skills were evident fairly early. Trained at the Magdalen College Choir School on a soprano scholarship, he soon began writing songs under the name Ivor Novello.
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Ivor Novello, 1893-1951 - The London Magazine. He is box-office poison nowadays but Ivor Novello, at his zenith, dominated the musicals genre and had a large charismatic capital on which he could draw. When, in 1951, he died a few hours after coming off stage at the Palace Theatre in London’s West End where he was heading the cast in his ...
Ivor Novello (1893-1951) was a versatile and popular performer in film, theater and music. He wrote over 250 songs, including the World War I standard "Keep the Home Fires Burning", and starred in two Alfred Hitchcock thrillers.
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18 de mai. de 2010 · Learn about the life and legacy of Ivor Novello, a giant of the early 20th century stage and screen: songwriter, playwright, composer, actor and star. From his early musical and film roles to his later awards and controversies, discover how he influenced the arts with his songs, plays and personality.
14 de mai. de 2018 · Ivor Novello was a British actor, singer, songwriter, and playwright who wrote the World War I song "Keep the Home Fires Burning". He also starred in several films, including The Lodger and The Constant Nymph, and wrote musicals such as Perchance to Dream and The Dancing Years.
