This page says Ivor Novello was born January 15th, 1893, and died March 6th, 1951 - "the Welsh actor, composer and playwright who was Britain's greatest genius of the musical stage."
It's on the 1992 Don McLean CD called Favorites and Rarities, which I see is for sale at Amazon for $99.99. I'll gladly sell my copy for $99.98 - or even less.
-Joe Offer-