The family of Donald George Novis (1906-66) emigrated from the UK to the USA when he was a very small child. Aged 22, Novis won a national singing competition, after which he pursued a career in singing and acting.
After securing a small role in Bulldog Drummond (1929), Novis appeared in around 30 pictures, frequently as a singer. One such appearance was in Love in the Rough. He later sang ‘Love is a Song’ in Bambi. (1941).
Novis also worked on Broadway, but was probably most active as a singer with big bands, both in live performances and on radio. From 1932-34 he led his own orchestra.
