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]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Bitter Sweet | Manon la Crevette | |
| 1938 | The Singing Cop | Sonia Kassona | |
| 1944 | Henry V | Alice | |
| 1948 | London Belongs to Me | Connie Coke | |
| 1955 | The Gold Express | Emma Merton |
References
- ^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111975 – 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. ISBN 9781481775427 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ivy St. Helier".
External links
- Ivy St. Helier at IMDb
- Ivy St. Helier at the Internet Broadway Database
- Bitter-Sweet