Ivy St. Helier Explained

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

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 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]}

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

External links

• • • Bitter-Sweet

Notes and References

1. Book: McFarlane, Brian. The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. 16 May 2016. Oxford University Press. 9781526111975. Google Books.
2. Web site: Ivy St. Helier - Songs - AllMusic. AllMusic.
3. Book: McFarlane, Brian. The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. 16 May 2016. Oxford University Press. 9781526111975. Google Books.
4. Web site: Ivy St. Helier - Songs - AllMusic. AllMusic.
5. Web site: Bitter Sweet - The Guide to Musical Theatre - Show Synopsis. www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com.
6. Web site: Bitter Sweet (1933) - Herbert Wilcox - Cast and Crew - AllMovie. AllMovie.
7. Web site: Production of Words and Music - Theatricalia. theatricalia.com.
8. Web site: The street singer : a musical play in three acts. Harold. Fraser-Simson. Ivy. St. Helier. Frederick. Lonsdale. Percy. Greenbank. J. C. Williamson. (Firm). 16 January 2018. Trove.
9. Book: Slattery-Christy, David. Anything But Merry!: The life and times of Lily Elsie. 21 January 2008. Author House. 9781481775427. Google Books.
10. Web site: Ivy St. Helier. https://web.archive.org/web/20180117013328/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2b5c3fa. dead. 17 January 2018.
11. Book: McFarlane, Brian. The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. 16 May 2016. Oxford University Press. 9781526111975. Google Books.
12. Web site: Ivy St. Helier - Songs - AllMusic. AllMusic.