The lodger ivor novello biography
The lodger ivor novello biography
The lodger (1944 full movie).
Biography of Ivor Novello
Ivor Novello was a celebrated twentieth century Welsh songwriter, composer and actor.
When and Where was he Born?
15th January 1893, Llwyn-yr-Eos (Grove of the Nightingale in Welsh), Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, Wales.
Christened David Ivor Davies.
Family Background:
Ivor Novello’s father was David Davies, a tax collector and his mother was the celebrated Welsh singing teacher, Dame Clara Novello who founded the Welsh Ladies Choir.
Education:
Magdalen College, Oxford.
Timeline of Ivor Novello
1915:Novello composes “Keep the Home Fires Burning”
1916: He receives a commission as a Sub-Lieutenant Officer in the Royal Naval Air Service and trains as a pilot.
He crash-landed on his first and second solo flights and he was therefore grounded and put on clerical duties for the rest of the First World War.
1917: He composed while he was still in the Navy and his musical, “Theodore & Co” became