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Ivor Novello

Ivor Novello

Acting

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).

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
The Lodger Jonathan Drew
Poster for Carnival
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Carnival

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Carnival
Count Andrea Scipione
Poster for The Constant Nymph
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The Constant Nymph

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The Constant Nymph
Lewis Dodd
A South Sea BubbleMOVIE
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A South Sea Bubble

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A South Sea Bubble
Vernon Winslow
Poster for The White Rose
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The White Rose

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The White Rose
Joseph
Poster for I Lived with You
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I Lived with You

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I Lived with You
Prince Felix Lenieff
Poster for The Lodger
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The Lodger

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The Lodger
Michel Angeloff
Poster for Autumn Crocus
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Autumn Crocus

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Autumn Crocus
Andreas Steiner
Poster for The Man Without Desire
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The Man Without Desire

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The Man Without Desire
Count Vittorio Dandolo
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The Rat

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The Rat
Pierre Boucheron

Production

Poster for The Return of the Rat
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The Return of the Rat

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The Return of the Rat
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Poster for The Rat
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The Rat

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The Rat
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Poster for The Man Without Desire
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The Man Without Desire

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The Man Without Desire
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Poster for But the Flesh Is Weak
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But the Flesh Is Weak

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But the Flesh Is Weak
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Poster for But the Flesh Is Weak
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But the Flesh Is Weak

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But the Flesh Is Weak
Writer
Poster for The Rat
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The Rat

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The Rat
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Poster for King's Rhapsody
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King's Rhapsody

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King's Rhapsody
Writer
Poster for The Dancing Years
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The Dancing Years

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The Dancing Years
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Poster for Free and Easy
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Free and Easy

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Free and Easy
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Poster for I Lived with You
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I Lived with You

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I Lived with You
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Gallery

Ivor Novello portrait
Ivor Novello portrait
Ivor Novello portrait
Ivor Novello portrait