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Ivor Novello‌

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Ivor Novello

Cardiff, Wales, UK

Ivor Novello

Cardiff, Wales, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1893-01-15

Popularity

star1.3

Biography

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).

Movie Credits

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog‌
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calendar 1927

Carnival

Carnival‌
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calendar 1921

The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph‌
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calendar 1928

A South Sea Bubble

A South Sea Bubble‌
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calendar 1928

The White Rose

The White Rose‌
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calendar 1923

I Lived with You

I Lived with You‌
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calendar 1933

The Lodger

The Lodger‌
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calendar 1932

Autumn Crocus

Autumn Crocus‌
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calendar 1934

The Man Without Desire

The Man Without Desire‌
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calendar 1923

The Rat

The Rat‌
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calendar 1925

Once a Lady

Once a Lady‌
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calendar 1931

The Vortex

The Vortex‌
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calendar 1928

The Bohemian Girl

The Bohemian Girl‌
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calendar 1922

The Triumph of the Rat

The Triumph of the Rat‌
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calendar 1926

The Return of the Rat

The Return of the Rat‌
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calendar 1929

Bonnie Prince Charlie

Bonnie Prince Charlie‌
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calendar 1923

Symphony in Two Flats

Symphony in Two Flats‌
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calendar 1930

The Gallant Hussar

The Gallant Hussar‌
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calendar 1928

Sleeping Car

Sleeping Car‌
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calendar 1933

Downhill

Downhill‌
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calendar 1927

The Call of the Blood

The Call of the Blood‌
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calendar 1919

Tv Credits

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
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calendar 1955