Singer, Actor. Born in Hastings, England, he pursued his singing-acting career by relocating to the United States. He sang with many big bands in the 1930s and on radio shows such as "Fibber McGee and Molly". From 1932 to 1934, he led his own orchestra which recorded for the Brunswick label. Breaking into feature films, he appeared and sang in "Song of the Dawn" (1930), "Bulldog Drummond" (1930), The Pajama Party" (1931), "The Big Broadcast" (1932), "Bambi" (1942) and "Mr. Universe" (1951). He also voice acted for cartoons and appeared on the television series "Judge Roy Bean" and "Hopalong Cassidy". He died at age 60 in Norwalk, California.
Donald married Emma J Burnett in Los Angeles on Nov. 6, 1929.
Donald married Dorothy G. Bradshaw in Arizona on Jan. 27, 1938.
See also IMDB for various credits and Wikipedia for add'l bio information with citations.
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Per: https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Donald_Novis
Donald George Novis was an English-born American singer and actor, who sang songs for various Disney animated shorts and films most notably singing the Academy Award nominated song "Love is a Song" from Bambi. He also co-created the script for the long-running The Golden Horseshoe Revue at Disneyland's Frontierland with Wally Boag. The show ran continuously to 1986, and Novis himself starred in the production from its inception until his retirement nine years later in 1964.
Novis was born on March 3, 1906 in Hastings, Sussex. Shortly after his birth, he and his family emigrated to Canada and later made their way to the United States. He attended Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, Pasadena High School and Whittier College. In 1928, Novis won the national Atwater Kent Foundation singing competition after having won a preliminary regional contest that included contestants from nine western states. The victory in the second national Radio Audition earned $5,000 cash and a two-year university scholarship for Novis.
During the 1930s, Novis was also highly active as a singer with big bands and as a radio entertainer in the 1930. He pursued an acting and singing career where he became a staple on radio, stage, and film productions. He appeared onscreen with films, like Bulldog Drummond, One Hour with You, This Is the Night, Love In The Rough, Sweethearts of the U.S.A., Slightly Terrific, and Monte Carlo. Novis also dubbed for actor David Manners for the 1932 film Crooner.
While his stage credits are few, Novis appeared on Broadway with shows, like Luana and Jumbo as well as a production of Jerome Kern's Roberta at the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera. He also hosted his own program on NBC and performed frequently with Anson Weeks and his band and was often heard on the radio programme Fibber McGee and Molly. He also played Matt Mulligan in the old-time radio adaptation of Jumbo (1935-1936).
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Per: 1920 United States Federal Census
Donald was living on North Chester Ave in Pasadena, Calif., with his parents Frederick (42) & Charlotte (41) Novis. Also his brother Harold (15), brother Donald George (13) and sister Evangeline Mary (12). His father's occupation was 'shoe dealer'.
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Per: 1940 United States Federal Census
Donald (34) and his wife Dorothy (26) were living at11684 Laurelwood Drive in Los Angeles. In the household was his daughter Carol (8 months) and his mother-in-law Daisy Bradshaw (51). His occupation was 'singer'.
Donald married Emma J Burnett in Los Angeles on Nov. 6, 1929.
Donald married Dorothy G. Bradshaw in Arizona on Jan. 27, 1938.
See also IMDB for various credits and Wikipedia for add'l bio information with citations.
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Per: https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Donald_Novis
Donald George Novis was an English-born American singer and actor, who sang songs for various Disney animated shorts and films most notably singing the Academy Award nominated song "Love is a Song" from Bambi. He also co-created the script for the long-running The Golden Horseshoe Revue at Disneyland's Frontierland with Wally Boag. The show ran continuously to 1986, and Novis himself starred in the production from its inception until his retirement nine years later in 1964.
Novis was born on March 3, 1906 in Hastings, Sussex. Shortly after his birth, he and his family emigrated to Canada and later made their way to the United States. He attended Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, Pasadena High School and Whittier College. In 1928, Novis won the national Atwater Kent Foundation singing competition after having won a preliminary regional contest that included contestants from nine western states. The victory in the second national Radio Audition earned $5,000 cash and a two-year university scholarship for Novis.
During the 1930s, Novis was also highly active as a singer with big bands and as a radio entertainer in the 1930. He pursued an acting and singing career where he became a staple on radio, stage, and film productions. He appeared onscreen with films, like Bulldog Drummond, One Hour with You, This Is the Night, Love In The Rough, Sweethearts of the U.S.A., Slightly Terrific, and Monte Carlo. Novis also dubbed for actor David Manners for the 1932 film Crooner.
While his stage credits are few, Novis appeared on Broadway with shows, like Luana and Jumbo as well as a production of Jerome Kern's Roberta at the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera. He also hosted his own program on NBC and performed frequently with Anson Weeks and his band and was often heard on the radio programme Fibber McGee and Molly. He also played Matt Mulligan in the old-time radio adaptation of Jumbo (1935-1936).
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Per: 1920 United States Federal Census
Donald was living on North Chester Ave in Pasadena, Calif., with his parents Frederick (42) & Charlotte (41) Novis. Also his brother Harold (15), brother Donald George (13) and sister Evangeline Mary (12). His father's occupation was 'shoe dealer'.
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Per: 1940 United States Federal Census
Donald (34) and his wife Dorothy (26) were living at11684 Laurelwood Drive in Los Angeles. In the household was his daughter Carol (8 months) and his mother-in-law Daisy Bradshaw (51). His occupation was 'singer'.
Singer, Actor. Born in Hastings, England, he pursued his singing-acting career by relocating to the United States. He sang with many big bands in the 1930s and on radio shows such as "Fibber McGee and Molly". From 1932 to 1934, he led his own orchestra which recorded for the Brunswick label. Breaking into feature films, he appeared and sang in "Song of the Dawn" (1930), "Bulldog Drummond" (1930), The Pajama Party" (1931), "The Big Broadcast" (1932), "Bambi" (1942) and "Mr. Universe" (1951). He also voice acted for cartoons and appeared on the television series "Judge Roy Bean" and "Hopalong Cassidy". He died at age 60 in Norwalk, California.
Donald married Emma J Burnett in Los Angeles on Nov. 6, 1929.
Donald married Dorothy G. Bradshaw in Arizona on Jan. 27, 1938.
See also IMDB for various credits and Wikipedia for add'l bio information with citations.
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Per: https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Donald_Novis
Donald George Novis was an English-born American singer and actor, who sang songs for various Disney animated shorts and films most notably singing the Academy Award nominated song "Love is a Song" from Bambi. He also co-created the script for the long-running The Golden Horseshoe Revue at Disneyland's Frontierland with Wally Boag. The show ran continuously to 1986, and Novis himself starred in the production from its inception until his retirement nine years later in 1964.
Novis was born on March 3, 1906 in Hastings, Sussex. Shortly after his birth, he and his family emigrated to Canada and later made their way to the United States. He attended Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, Pasadena High School and Whittier College. In 1928, Novis won the national Atwater Kent Foundation singing competition after having won a preliminary regional contest that included contestants from nine western states. The victory in the second national Radio Audition earned $5,000 cash and a two-year university scholarship for Novis.
During the 1930s, Novis was also highly active as a singer with big bands and as a radio entertainer in the 1930. He pursued an acting and singing career where he became a staple on radio, stage, and film productions. He appeared onscreen with films, like Bulldog Drummond, One Hour with You, This Is the Night, Love In The Rough, Sweethearts of the U.S.A., Slightly Terrific, and Monte Carlo. Novis also dubbed for actor David Manners for the 1932 film Crooner.
While his stage credits are few, Novis appeared on Broadway with shows, like Luana and Jumbo as well as a production of Jerome Kern's Roberta at the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera. He also hosted his own program on NBC and performed frequently with Anson Weeks and his band and was often heard on the radio programme Fibber McGee and Molly. He also played Matt Mulligan in the old-time radio adaptation of Jumbo (1935-1936).
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Per: 1920 United States Federal Census
Donald was living on North Chester Ave in Pasadena, Calif., with his parents Frederick (42) & Charlotte (41) Novis. Also his brother Harold (15), brother Donald George (13) and sister Evangeline Mary (12). His father's occupation was 'shoe dealer'.
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Per: 1940 United States Federal Census
Donald (34) and his wife Dorothy (26) were living at11684 Laurelwood Drive in Los Angeles. In the household was his daughter Carol (8 months) and his mother-in-law Daisy Bradshaw (51). His occupation was 'singer'.
Donald married Emma J Burnett in Los Angeles on Nov. 6, 1929.
Donald married Dorothy G. Bradshaw in Arizona on Jan. 27, 1938.
See also IMDB for various credits and Wikipedia for add'l bio information with citations.
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Per: https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Donald_Novis
Donald George Novis was an English-born American singer and actor, who sang songs for various Disney animated shorts and films most notably singing the Academy Award nominated song "Love is a Song" from Bambi. He also co-created the script for the long-running The Golden Horseshoe Revue at Disneyland's Frontierland with Wally Boag. The show ran continuously to 1986, and Novis himself starred in the production from its inception until his retirement nine years later in 1964.
Novis was born on March 3, 1906 in Hastings, Sussex. Shortly after his birth, he and his family emigrated to Canada and later made their way to the United States. He attended Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, Pasadena High School and Whittier College. In 1928, Novis won the national Atwater Kent Foundation singing competition after having won a preliminary regional contest that included contestants from nine western states. The victory in the second national Radio Audition earned $5,000 cash and a two-year university scholarship for Novis.
During the 1930s, Novis was also highly active as a singer with big bands and as a radio entertainer in the 1930. He pursued an acting and singing career where he became a staple on radio, stage, and film productions. He appeared onscreen with films, like Bulldog Drummond, One Hour with You, This Is the Night, Love In The Rough, Sweethearts of the U.S.A., Slightly Terrific, and Monte Carlo. Novis also dubbed for actor David Manners for the 1932 film Crooner.
While his stage credits are few, Novis appeared on Broadway with shows, like Luana and Jumbo as well as a production of Jerome Kern's Roberta at the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera. He also hosted his own program on NBC and performed frequently with Anson Weeks and his band and was often heard on the radio programme Fibber McGee and Molly. He also played Matt Mulligan in the old-time radio adaptation of Jumbo (1935-1936).
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Per: 1920 United States Federal Census
Donald was living on North Chester Ave in Pasadena, Calif., with his parents Frederick (42) & Charlotte (41) Novis. Also his brother Harold (15), brother Donald George (13) and sister Evangeline Mary (12). His father's occupation was 'shoe dealer'.
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Per: 1940 United States Federal Census
Donald (34) and his wife Dorothy (26) were living at11684 Laurelwood Drive in Los Angeles. In the household was his daughter Carol (8 months) and his mother-in-law Daisy Bradshaw (51). His occupation was 'singer'.
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