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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.
Ivor Novello. Writer: Downhill. While his special gifts seemed to lie in music and composing, the dapper, multi-talented Welsh actor Ivor Novello (ne David Ivor Davies), with his leading-man good looks, had a strong affinity for the camera.
Ivor Novello (born Jan. 15, 1893, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales—died March 6, 1951, London, Eng.) was a Welsh actor-manager, composer, and playwright, best known for his lush, sentimental, romantic musicals.
Ivor Novello. Writer: Downhill. While his special gifts seemed to lie in music and composing, the dapper, multi-talented Welsh actor Ivor Novello (ne David Ivor Davies), with his leading-man good looks, had a strong affinity for the camera.
Ivor Novello originally did My Dearest Dear - Finale. Ivor Novello wrote Keep the Home Fires Burning ('Till the Boys Come Home), Waltz of My Heart, My Life Belongs to You, Shine Through My Dreams and other songs.
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 favourite musical, King’s Rhapsody, many of his ...
The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and composing. They have been presented annually in London by the Ivors Academy, formerly called the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors, since 1956.
