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Ray Noble

Bandleader / Actor / Songwriter | * 12/17/1903 († 74, 04/03/1978) | Brighton (United Kingdom (UK))
Raymond Stanley Noble (17 December 1903 – 3 April 1978) was an English jazz and big band musician, who was a bandleader, composer and arranger, as well as a radio host, television and film comedian and actor; he also performed in the United States. He is best known for his signature tune, "The Very Thought of You". Noble wrote both lyrics and music for many popular songs during the British dance band era, known as the "Golden Age of British music", notably for his longtime friend and associate Al Bowlly, including "Love Is the Sweetest Thing", "Cherokee", "The Touch of Your Lips", "I Hadn't Anyone Till You". Noble played a radio comedian opposite American ventriloquist Edgar Bergen's stage act of Mortimer Snerd and Charlie McCarthy, and American comedy duo Burns and Allen, later transferring these roles from radio to TV and popular films. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Romance / Love | Comedies

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Movies with Ray Noble as Actor(4)

as himself1945 Out of This World
as Reggie1937 A Damsel in Distress
as Band Leader1935 The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)1932 His Lordship

Movies with Ray Noble as Crew(3)

Sound/Music Arranger1937 A Damsel in Distress
Sound/Music1933 The Little Damozel
Sound/Songs1932 Say It with Music

Full Name: Raymond Stanley Noble
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Thursday, 12/17 1903 (December) in Brighton (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Monday, 04/03 1978 (April) in London (aged: 74)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Royal Academy of Music, Dulwich College
Member of: Ray Noble and His Orchestra, Ray Noble and his New Mayfair Orchestra
Record Label: RCA Victor
Other names for Ray Noble (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Raymond Stanley Noble"
Ray Noble frequently works together with these people:
Herbert Wilcox (3x, Crew)
Bing Crosby (2x, Actor)
Hans Dreier (2x, Crew)
Walter DeLeon (2x, Crew)
George Burns (2x, Actor)
George Gershwin (2x, Crew)
Olga San Juan (2x, Actress)
Sam Coslow (2x, Crew)
Gracie Allen (2x, Actress)
P.G. Wodehouse (2x, Crew)
Henry Herzbrun (1x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:954007, Added: 11/23/2018, Last updated: 03/25/2024