Ivy St. Helier
Appearance
Ivy Janet Aitchison (1886, Saint Helier, Jersey – 8 November 1971, London, England) better known as Ivy St. Helier was a British stage actress, composer and lyricist.[1][2]
Stage
On the stage, St. Helier played Manon la Crevette in the original production of Noël Coward's operetta Bitter Sweet (1929), a role she reprised in the 1933 film version.[3][4] She also starred in Coward's revue Words and Music.[5] As a lyricist, she wrote additional songs for The Street Singer, and for The Blue Train, the London musical by Reginald Arkell, Dion Titheradge and Robert Stolz.[6][7]
Film
She made five films, including Laurence Olivier's Henry V (1944) and London Belongs to Me (1948).[8]
References
- ^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). "The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ivy St. Helier - Songs - AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Bitter Sweet - The Guide to Musical Theatre - Show Synopsis". www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com.
- ^ "Bitter Sweet (1933) - Herbert Wilcox - Cast and Crew - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Production of Words and Music - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ Fraser-Simson, Harold; St. Helier, Ivy; Lonsdale, Frederick; Greenbank, Percy; (Firm), J. C. Williamson (16 January 2018). "The street singer : a musical play in three acts" – via Trove.
- ^ Slattery-Christy, David (21 January 2008). "Anything But Merry!: The life and times of Lily Elsie". Author House – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ivy St. Helier".
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