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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 (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.
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 Ivors with Amazon Music celebrates the craft of outstanding songwriters and screen composers. Each winner is honoured with an Ivor Novello Award.
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. 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.
May 23, 2024 · The Ivors 2024 took place earlier this evening (23 May), recognising outstanding achievements in songwriting and composing for screen. 26 songwriters and composers collected Ivor Novello Awards across 14 categories on the night, which marked the 69th year of The Ivors.
May 18, 2010 · A giant of the early 20th century stage and screen: songwriter, playwright, composer, actor and star. Although to many people Ivor Novello is synonymous with the music awards that bear his name...
The name of Ivor Novello has become synonymous with the golden era of the British stage musical. In a remarkable career spanning some forty years from his acclamation as "the Welsh prodigy" when a school boy, to his untimely death in 1951 he covered virtually every aspect of the entertainment business.
NOVELLO, IVOR (DAVID IVOR DAVIES till 1927; 1893 - 1951), composer, playwright, stage and film actor. Born at 95 Cowbridge Road, Cardiff, 15 January 1893, of a very musical family who soon moved to Llwyn-yr-eos, 11 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, the only son of David Davies, rates collector, and Clara Novello Davies.
