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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).

Known For

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Andreas Steiner

Autumn Crocus

1934

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Prince Felix Lenieff

I Lived with You

1933

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Gaston

Sleeping Car

1933

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Michel Angeloff

The Lodger

1932

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Bennett Cloud

Once a Lady

1931

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David Kennard

Symphony in Two Flats

1930

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Pierre Boucheron

The Return of the Rat

1929

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Lieutenant Stephen Alrik / Feri von Noszty

The Gallant Hussar

1928

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Vernon Winslow

A South Sea Bubble

1928

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Nicky Lancaster

The Vortex

1928

Credits

Autumn Crocus

as Andreas Steiner

1934

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I Lived with You

as Prince Felix Lenieff

1933

5.4

Sleeping Car

as Gaston

1933

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The Lodger

as Michel Angeloff

1932

5.2

Once a Lady

as Bennett Cloud

1931

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Symphony in Two Flats

as David Kennard

1930

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The Return of the Rat

as Pierre Boucheron

1929

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The Gallant Hussar

as Lieutenant Stephen Alrik / Feri von Noszty

1928

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A South Sea Bubble

as Vernon Winslow

1928

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The Vortex

as Nicky Lancaster

1928

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The Constant Nymph

as Lewis Dodd

1928

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Downhill

as Roddy Berwick

1927

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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

as The Lodger Jonathan Drew

1927

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The Triumph of the Rat

as Pierre Boucheron, 'the Rat'

1926

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The Rat

as Pierre Boucheron

1925

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The Man Without Desire

as Count Vittorio Dandolo

1923

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Bonnie Prince Charlie

as Prince Charles Stuart

1923

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The White Rose

as Joseph

1923

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The Bohemian Girl

as Thaddeus

1922

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Carnival

as Count Andrea Scipione

1921

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The Call of the Blood

as Maurice Delarey

1919

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