Ivor Novello

Novello was portrayed in the fictional film Gosford Park (2001) by Jeremy Northam and several of his songs were used for the film's soundtrack. Police and autopsy reports revealed the cause of death to be a heroin overdose. The Ivor Novello Award is a prize awarded for songwriting, named for Ivor Novello, and awarded each year by the record industry to song writers and arrangers rather than the performing artistes. Glenn Quinn passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2002. It was alleged by W. Somerset Maugham that Winston Churchill confided in him that he had once been to bed with Novello. He also co-owned a nightclub called "Goldfingers" in Los Angeles, California. Novello was a homosexual, well known for some of his more glamorous affairs. For 35 years, he was the lover of the British actor Bobby Andrews, and he had an affair with the British poet and writer Siegfried Sassoon. In addition to acting, Quinn enjoyed music, playing the drums, and car racing.

However, he continued to appear on stage until the day before his sudden death. His last film work was that on the critically acclaimed 2002 R.S.V.P.. This downfall from his luxurious lifestyle completely broke his spirit, and he was never the same man after his release. Most of his roles had called for him to hide his Irish accent and fake an American one instead; however, the role on Angel was his first opportunity to use his original Irish accent in an American TV show or movie. During World War II, Novello was convicted of illegal use of rationed petrol (gasoline) and was briefly imprisoned. Another role that brought Quinn much popularity and fame was that of Allen Francis Doyle, a half-demon on the 1999 TV series Angel. He generally composed his music to the librettos of Christopher Hassall. While still working on that show, Quinn also took on the role as youngest son Cedric on the UK TV series Covington Cross.

Novello wrote his musical shows in the style of operetta, and was one of the last major composers in this form. Later, one of Quinn's most noticeable roles was that of Mark Healy, Becky Connor's husband in the TV sitcom Roseanne, also starring Roseanne and John Goodman among others. He also went to Hollywood and appeared in films, but the stage remained his first love and the medium for his major successes. In 1991, Quinn had his first role in a movie, Shout, next to John Travolta in which he shared an on-screen kiss with Gwyneth Paltrow. He first became well known as a result of the song, "Keep the Home Fires Burning", which he composed during World War I. After the war, he appeared on stage in the West End, in musical shows of his own devising, the best known being The Dancing Years (1939). In 1988 he moved to the United States of America with his mother and two sisters. He was born at Llwyn-yr-Eos (Grove of Nightingales), Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, Wales, to Dame Clara Novello Davies (1861-1943), a well-known singer and teacher, and David Davies, a tax collector. Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn was born on May 28, 1970 in Dublin, Ireland. He was raised in Cabinteely (Co Dublin) and attended Clonkeen College.

David Ivor Davies (January 15, 1893 - March 6, 1951), better known as Ivor Novello , was one of the most popular entertainers of the 20th century.
. "Yesterday". As well as having a role as a major character in the television series Angel, he also had a recurring role as Mark in the comedy Roseanne and the short-lived UK series Covington Cross. Glenn Quinn died on December 3, 2002 at the age of 32 of an overdose of heroin. "Someday my Heart will Awake". Glenn Quinn (May 28, 1970 - December 3, 2002) from Dublin, Ireland was a successful actor in television and film. "We'll Gather Lilacs". The Curse of Monkey Island (1997).

"When I Curtsied to the King". Roseanne. "My Dearest Dear". Beverly Hills, 90210. "I can Give you the Starlight". Call Me Anna. "Rose of England". Silhouette.

"Shine Through my Dreams". Convington Cross. "Fold Your Wings". Angel. "Keep the Home Fires Burning". Shout (1991). Gay's the Word (1951). Giggles (1991).

King's Rhapsody (1949). Dr. Perchance to Dream (1945). Live Nude Girls (1995). Arc de Triomphe (1943). Outlaws (1997). The Dancing Years (1939). Campfire Tales (1997).