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Ivor Novello (1893–1951)

Soundtrack | Actor | Writer

Ivor was described by some who knew him in Cardiff as a truly beautiful man. Ivor, or David as he was then known, made his first public appearances as a pub and working men's club pianist and singer in and around the Cardiff area. His angelic voice and spirit allegedly created a great deal of envy amongst some men, certainly in Wales and very possibly America too. See full bio »

Born:

David Ivor Davies
in Cardiff, Wales, UK

Died:

(age 58) in Aldwych, London, England, UK
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2011 South Riding (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.1 (2011) (music: "Keep the Home Fires Burning" - uncredited)
 
2010 Upstairs Downstairs (TV series)
– The Ladybird (2010) (writer: "We'll Gather Lilacs" - uncredited)
 
2007 Atonement (writer: "Keep the Home Fires Burning")
 
2002 Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War (writer: "WE'LL GATHER LILACS")
 
2001 Gosford Park (music: "Waltz of My Heart" 1939, "Glamorous Night" 1935, "Nuts in May" 1921, "The Land of Might-Have-Been" 1924, "And Her Mother Came Too" 1921, "I Can Give You the Starlight" 1939, "What a Duke Should Be" 1916, "Why Isn't It You" 1937, "Keep the Home Fires Burning" 1915)
 
2001 Back Home (TV movie) (music: "Keep The Home Fires Burning")
 
1988 The Dressmaker (writer: "We'll Gather Lilacs" - uncredited)
 
1985 1918 ("Keep the Home Fires Burning")
 
1984 A Private Function (music: "Rose of England")
 
1977 M*A*S*H (TV series)
– War of Nerves (1977) (music: "Keep the Home Fires Burning 'Till the Boys Come Home")
 
1976 Aces High (writer: "Till The Boys Come Home" - uncredited)
 
1971 Johnny Got His Gun (music: "Keep the Home Fires Burning" - uncredited)
 
1970 Darling Lili (music: "Keep the Home Fires Burning")
 
1969 Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV series)
– It's the Arts (1969) (music: "Gay's the Word" - uncredited)
 
1969 Oh! What a Lovely War (music: "'Till the Boys Come Home" - uncredited)
 
1964 Coronation Street (TV series)
– Episode #1.391 (1964) (writer: "Keep the Home Fires Burning 'Till the Boys Come Home" - uncredited)
 
1954 Let's Make Up (writer: "Keep the Home Fires Burning Till the Boys Come Home", "We'll Gather Lilacs")
 
1951 The Magic Box (writer: "Till the Boys Come Home" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1950 Kvartetten som sprängdes (music: "VARJE LITEN TÖS KAN LÄRA MIG NÅT NYTT")
 
1948 Elizabeth of Ladymead (music: "Keep the Home Fires Burning")
 
1944 While Nero Fiddled (music: "'Till the Boys Come Home" - uncredited)
 
1943 Variety Jubilee (music: "'Till the Boys Come Home" - uncredited)
 
1942 This Above All (music: "Keep the Home Fires Burning" - uncredited)
 
1939 The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (music: "Keep the Home Fires Burning" - uncredited)
 
1939 The First Days (documentary short) (music: "Till The Boys Come Home" - uncredited)
 
1937 Glamorous Night (music: "Glamorous Night", "Shine Through My Dreams", "Fold Your Wings", "When the Gipsy Played", "Gypsy Wedding", "Only Girl", "Far Away in Shanty Town")
 
1935 The Dark Angel (music: "Keep The Home Fires Burning 'Till the Boys Come Home" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1934 Evensong (music: "Till The Boys Come Home" - uncredited)
 
1933 Cavalcade (music: "Keep the Home Fires Burning" 1915 - uncredited)
 
1932 The Lost Squadron (music: "Keep the Home-Fires Burning 'Till the Boys Come Home" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1930 A Soldier's Plaything (music: "Keep The Home Fires Burning" 1915 - uncredited)
 
1930 Symphony in Two Flats (writer: "Give Me Back My Heart")
 
1930 Elstree Calling (writer: "My Heart is Singing")
 
1929 Pack Up Your Troubles (short) (music: "Keep the Home Fires Burning" - uncredited)
 
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1934 Autumn Crocus
Andreas Steiner
 
1933 Sleeping Car
Gaston
 
1933 I Lived with You
Prince Felix Lenieff
 
1932 The Phantom Fiend
Michel Angeloff
 
1931 Once a Lady
Bennett Cloud
 
1930 Symphony in Two Flats
David Kennard
 
1929 The Return of the Rat
Pierre 'The Rat' Boucheron
 
1928 The Bold Dragoon
Lieutenant Stephen Alrik/Feri von Noszty
 
1928 A South Sea Bubble
Vernon Winslow
 
1928 The Vortex
Nicky Lancaster
 
1928 The Constant Nymph
Lewis Dodd
 
1928 The Gallant Hussar
 
1927 When Boys Leave Home
Roddy Berwick
 
1927 The Lodger
The Lodger
 
1926 The Rat
Pierre Boucheron
 
1926 The Triumph of the Rat
Pierre Boucheron, 'the Rat'
 
1923 Bonnie Prince Charlie
Prince Charles Stuart
 
1923 The White Rose
Joseph Beaugarde
 
1923 The Man Without Desire
Count Vittorio Dandolo
 
1922 The Bohemian Girl
Thaddeus
 
1921 Miarka, the Child of the Bear
 
1921 Carnival
Count Andrea Scipione
 
1921 The Call of the Blood
 
Show ShowWriter (16 titles)
1976 The Dancing Years (TV movie) (play)
 
1959 Musical Playhouse (TV series)
– Perchance to Dream (1959) (original play)
– The Dancing Years (1959) (play)
 
1955 King's Rhapsody (play)
 
1950 The Dancing Years (play)
 
1941 Free and Easy (play "The Truth Game")
 
1937 The Rat (play)
 
1937 Glamorous Night (play)
 
1933 I Lived with You (play "I Lived With You")
 
1932 The Phantom Fiend (uncredited)
 
1932 -But the Flesh Is Weak (dialogue / play "Truth Game")
 
1932 Tarzan the Ape Man (dialogue)
 
1930 Symphony in Two Flats (play)
 
1929 The Return of the Rat (characters)
 
1927 When Boys Leave Home (play)
 
1926 The Rat (play)
 
1926 The Triumph of the Rat (characters)
 
Show ShowComposer (6 titles)
2013 Below the Row (documentary) (completed)
 
1980 Song by Song (TV series)
– By British Lyricists (1980)
 
1976 The Dancing Years (TV movie)
 
1959 Musical Playhouse (TV series)
– Perchance to Dream (1959)
– The Dancing Years (1959)
 
1955 King's Rhapsody (uncredited)
 
1923 Bonnie Prince Charlie
 
Show ShowMusic Department (5 titles)
1980 Song by Song (TV series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
– By British Lyricists (1980) (lyrics)
 
1959 Musical Playhouse (TV series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
– Perchance to Dream (1959) (lyrics)
 
1950 The Dancing Years (composer: songs and incidental music - )
 
1937 Glamorous Night (composer: songs and incidental music - )
 
1923 The Man Without Desire (composer: themes)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1924 Lovers in Araby (producer)
 
1923 The Man Without Desire (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1932 -But the Flesh Is Weak (continuity)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2010 Welsh Greats (TV series documentary)
 
2009 Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock (TV documentary)
The Lodger (uncredited)
 
2008 Muchachada nui (TV series)
 
1995 Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 

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When Boys Leave Home -- Public schoolboy Roddy Berwick is expelled from school when he takes the blame for a friend's theft and his life falls apart in a series of misadventures.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1923) Stage: Appeared in "Jack and Jill" on Broadway. Musical comedy. See more »

Publicity Listings:

8 Print Biographies  | 6 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

He was jailed for eight weeks in 1944 for misusing petrol coupons during a WWII rationing period. Some say he never got over the public humiliation. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn