Stanley J. Damerell Explained

Stanley J. Damerell
Birth Name:John Edward Stanley Stevens
Birth Date:1878 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Fulham, London
Death Place:Teddington, England
Years Active:1920s–1940s
Known For:Popular songs, vaudeville

Stanley J. Damerell (aka Jack Stevens aka John Edward Stanley Damerell Stevens; né John Edward Stanley Stevens; 1 July 1878 – 12 December 1951) was, in his early life (1900s through to the early 1920s), a British vaudevillian actor, writer, and producer, and in his later life (from the 1920s until his death), a prolific lyricist, and, to a lesser degree, composer of popular songs.

Early life

Damerell was born in Fulham, London.

Career

As a writer and producer of vaudevillian revues, Damerell collaborated with Cecil Rutland. Their productions were billed under the name, Damerell and Rutland.

In 1921, composer Tolchard Evans, and his regular lyricists, Damerell and Robert Joseph Hargreaves (1893–1934), along with Harry Tilsley (né Henry B. Tilsley), formed the Cecil Lennox Music Company to publish their songs. Damerell and Hargreaves, as co-lyricists with Robert Joseph Hargreaves (1893–1934), sometimes used the pseudonym Erell Reaves – an amalgamation of the last five letters of Damerell and the last six letters of Hargreaves. Damerell is the maiden name of Stanley's mother, Eliza Stevens. Stanley J. Damerell also, in 1932, published music under the pseudonym Robert Stanley, and in 1935, Stan Merrell.

Damerell also collaborated with John Neat (1876–1949), who sometimes used the pseudonym Lilian Ray.

Affiliations

Personal life and death

On 4 August 1902, Damerell married Violet Eva Walter (1882–1974), an actress, in St Pancras. In January 1918 he married "Noel" Burningham (née Irene Victoria Burningham; 1887–1969) in Camberwell, whose married name was Irene Victoria Stevens. She had been a member of the Grand Order of Lady Ratlings.

Damerell died in Teddington, Middlesex, on 12 December 1951, aged 73.

Selected songs

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

Song filmography

"On Her Door Step Last Night" (Swedish: "I porten i går kväll")

"If"

"Whistling Under the Moon"

"Whistling Gypsy"

"Let's All Sing Like the Birdies Sing," performed by Gracie Fields and the house staff

"Let's All Sing Like the Birdies Sing," sung by Danielle Ferland (uncredited) in a radio commercial

"Let's All Sing Like the Birdies Sing"

For the filmography of the song, "Lady of Spain," see article.

Bibliography

References

    1. Book: "Butterflies in the Rain" . 204.
    2. Book: "Sailor, Who Are You Dreaming of Tonight?" . 360.
    3. Book: "There's a Lovely Lake in London" . 391.
    4. Book: "Unless" . 1989 . 404. 978-0-19-505408-8 . Lax . Roger . Smith . Frederick . Oxford University Press .
    5. Book: "You Die if You Worry" . 1989 . 429. 978-0-19-505408-8 . Lax . Roger . Smith . Frederick . Oxford University Press .

Mark White was retired from BBC Radio when he wrote the book. In 1948, he founded and hosted the BBC Jazz Club (aka Mark White's Jazz Club), a weekly radio broadcast that superseded the BBC's Radio Rhythm Club. In 1970, he became head of BBC Radio 1 and, in 1972, head of Radio 2.

Copyrights

        1. Book: [{{GBurl |JUghAQAAIAAJ |pg=PP7 }} ''Vol. 10. Part 1. First Half of 1915. Nos. 1–7'' ].
        2. Book: [{{GBurl |gjXQAAAAMAAJ |pg=PP7 }} ''Vol. 10. For the Year 1915. Nos. 1–13'' ].
        3. Book: [{{GBurl |RUghAQAAIAAJ |pg=PP7 }} ''Vol. 15. Part 1. First Half of 1920. Nos. 1–7'' ]. ‡
        4. Book: [{{GBurl |QEkhAQAAIAAJ |p=951 }} ''Vol. 15. Part 2. Last Half of 1920. Nos. 8–13'' ].
        5. Book: [{{GBurl |CAE4AQAAMAAJ |pg=PP5 }} ''Vol. 16. Part 1. First Half of 1921. Nos. 1–7'' ].
        6. Book: [{{GBurl |hUccAQAAIAAJ |p=803 }} ''Vol. 16. Part 2. Last Half of 1921. Nos. 7–12'' ].
        7. Book: [{{GBurl |_JQxAQAAMAAJ |p=885 }} ''Vol. 16. Part 2. Last Half of 1921. Nos. 7–13 (includes Index)'' ].
        8. Book: [{{GBurl |JkgcAQAAIAAJ |p=1647 }} ''Vol. 16. 1921. No. 13 (includes Index)'' ].
        9. Book: [{{GBurl |8TrQAAAAMAAJ |pg=PP7 }} ''Vol. 17. Part 1. First Half of 1922. Nos. 1–6'' ].
        10. Book: Vol. 17. Part 2. Last Half of 1922. Nos. 8–13 . 1922 . U.S. Govt. Print. Off. .
        11. Book: Vol. 18. Part 1. First Half of 1923. Nos. 1–7 . 1923 . U.S. Govt. Print. Off. .
        12. Book: [{{GBurl |bUwcAQAAIAAJ |p=737 }} ''Vol. 18. Part 2. Last Half of 1923. Nos. 8–13'' ].
        13. Book: [{{GBurl |grZDAAAAIAAJ |p=347 }} ''Vol. 19. May & June 1924. Nos. 5–6'' ].
        14. Book: Vol. 19. For the Year 1924. Nos. 1–12 . 1924 . U.S. Govt. Print. Off. .
        15. Book: [{{GBurl |XvDUlgh0Fp0C |pg=PP5 }} ''Vol. 20. For the Year 1925. Nos. 1–12'' ].
        16. Book: Vol. 21. For the Year 1926. Nos. 1–12 . 1926 . U.S. Govt. Print. Off. .
        17. Book: [{{GBurl |Ai9jAAAAIAAJ |p=831 }} ''Vol. 36. Part 2; Last Half of 1941. Nos. 5–12'' ].

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