Ivor Novello

Ivor Novello

1893–1951·Deceased·Active 1921–2014

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. Born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1893, he was the son of a tax-collector father and a well-known singing teacher mother. His prodigious musical ...

Career stats
76Films
490Posters
93Years active
2007Peak year
Eras & genres
Eras
Genres

Selected work

75 posters
Atonement
Atonement · 2007
Gosford Park
Gosford Park · 2002
Cavalcade
Cavalcade · 1933
Aces High
Aces High · 1976
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog · 1927
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H · 1972
Tarzan the Ape Man
Tarzan the Ape Man · 1932
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun · 1971
How I Won the War
How I Won the War · 1967
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle · 1939
Darling Lili
Darling Lili · 1970
Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War · 1969

Frequent collaborators

30 repeat partners
Clifford Grey
Actor · 8 films together
George M. Cohan
George M. Cohan
Actor · 8 films together
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II
Actor · 8 films together
Michael Balcon
Michael Balcon
Produced by · 7 films together
Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers
Actor · 7 films together
Buddy G. DeSylva
Actor · 6 films together
Constance Collier
Constance Collier
Actor · 6 films together
Dorothy Fields
Dorothy Fields
Actor · 6 films together