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Ivor Novello: Portrait of a Star
Ivor Novello: Portrait of a Star
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Author: Paul Webb Publisher: Haus Books Format: Hardcover # of Pages: 208 Pub. Date: 2005 ISBN-10: 1904950485 ISBN-13: 9781904950486
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About the Book:
Noel Coward once quipped that "there are two perfect things in this world: my mind and Ivor's profile." As this entertaining biography Ivar Novello: Portrait of a Star, demonstrates, Novello — Britain's most successful silent movie star, prolific playwright, West End actor and the composer and star of a string of hit musicals, from Glamorous Night in 1935 to Gay's the Word in 1951 — was much more than a pretty face…
What people say:
"…Paul Webb is an impassioned believer in the need to resurrect Novello's work and reputation and he castigates the British theatrical industry … for its failure in this regard. Although Webb is clearly a diehard Novello enthusiast, it is impossible to read this biography without concluding he has a point." — New Statesman
"The best biography of Ivor Novello … brilliant." — Sheridan Morley, biographer, theatre critic and broadcaster
"An excellent new biography." — British Academy of Composers and Songwriters
"Paul Webb's book is admirably researched and highly entertaining." — The Spectator
About the Author:
Paul Webb is a playwright whose work includes The Lodger and A Dangerous Woman. He has lectured on Ivor Novello in locations as diverse as the Bahamas and the Baltic, and has scripted a Novello concert for the Halle. |
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