Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1893-01-15
Day of Death
1951-03-06
Place of Birth
Cardiff, Wales, UK
Ivor Novello
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 (22)
Autumn Crocus
1934
I Lived with You
1933
Sleeping Car
1933
The Lodger
1932
Once a Lady
1931
Symphony in Two Flats
1930
The Return of the Rat
1929The Gallant Hussar
1928A South Sea Bubble
1928
The Vortex
1928
The Constant Nymph
1928
Downhill
1927
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
1927
The Triumph of the Rat
1926
