Ivy St. Helier
Ivy Janet Aitchison (1886 – 8 November 1971) better known as Ivy St. Helier, was a British stageactress, composer and lyricist.[1][2]
Early life
St. Helier was born in her namesake, Saint Helier, in Jersey.[3][4]
Stage
On the stage, St. Helier played Manon la Crevette in the original production of Noël Coward's operettaBitter Sweet (1929), a role she reprised in the 1933 film version.[5][6] She also starred in Coward's revue Words and Music.[7] 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.[8][9]
Film
She made five films, including Laurence Olivier's Henry V (1944) and London Belongs to Me (1948).[10]
Death
St. Helier died on 8 November 1971 in London, England.[11][12]
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.
- ^"Ivy St. Helier – Songs – AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111975.
- ^"Ivy St. Helier – Songs – AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^"Bitter Sweet – The Guide to Musical Theatre – Show Synopsis". 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.
- ^"Ivy St. Helier". Archived from the original on 17 January 2018.
- ^McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111975.
- ^"Ivy St. Helier – Songs – AllMusic". AllMusic.
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