Ivy St. Helier

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Ivy Janet Aitchison (1886 – 8 November 1971) better known as Ivy St. Helier, was a British stage actress, composer and lyricist.[1][2]

Early life

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St. Helier was born in her namesake, Saint Helier, in Jersey.[3][4]

Stage

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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.[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]

She made five films, including Laurence Olivier's Henry V (1944) and London Belongs to Me (1948).[10]

Death

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St. Helier died on 8 November 1971 in London, England.[11][12]

Filmography

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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

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