
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).

Once a Lady
MOVIE • 1931

The Bohemian Girl
MOVIE • 1922

Downhill
MOVIE • 1927

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
MOVIE • 1927

Sleeping Car
MOVIE • 1933

The Rat
MOVIE • 1925

Miarka, la fille à l'ourse
MOVIE • 1920

The Lodger
MOVIE • 1932

I Lived with You
MOVIE • 1933

Bonnie Prince Charlie
MOVIE • 1923

Autumn Crocus
MOVIE • 1934

The Return of the Rat
MOVIE • 1929

The White Rose
MOVIE • 1923

Symphony in Two Flats
MOVIE • 1930

Carnival
MOVIE • 1921

The Constant Nymph
MOVIE • 1928

The Vortex
MOVIE • 1928

The Triumph of the Rat
MOVIE • 1926