Ivor Novello
Ivor Novello
David Ivor Davies, better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh composer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionStage Actor
Date of Birth15 January 1893
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The pictures are designed to portray human emotions, good and evil, fine and tawdry; and it is no wonder that their appeal is so universal.
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Whenever I am asked if I go to hear my Fortune told, I invariably reply, No. I don't go because I don't believe in it-I believe in it too much!
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Television, they say, will permit a person to be entertained at home, without the effort of going to a picture house, without the trouble of booking seats, without the presence of other people.
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As the growth of the film industry has progressed from humble beginnings to its present important position, the play has prospered.