Stanley J. Damerell

Stanley J. Damerell
Born
John Edward Stanley Stevens

(1878-07-01)1 July 1878
Fulham, London
Died12 December 1951(1951-12-12) (aged 73)
Teddington, England
Occupations
  • Composer
  • songwriter
  • lyricist
Years active1920s–1940s
Known forPopular 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 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

1910–1919
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

Annotations

  1. ↑ Norton Greenop (né Samuel Norton Greenop; 1869–1930) was a British composer and banjoist who patented his own brand of banjos that were manufactured by J. E. Dallas & Sons, Ltd., of London.
  2. ↑ Banjoist and arranger, Alvin Danglada Keech (1890–1948), was a brother of Kelvin Keech (1895–1977), actor, producer, and radio announcer.

Notes

References

    1. Lax, Roger; Smith, Frederick (1989). "Butterflies in the Rain". Oxford University Press. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-19-505408-8.
    2. Lax, Roger; Smith, Frederick (1989). "Sailor, Who Are You Dreaming of Tonight?". Oxford University Press. p. 360. ISBN 978-0-19-505408-8.
    3. Lax, Roger; Smith, Frederick (1989). "There's a Lovely Lake in London". Oxford University Press. p. 391. ISBN 978-0-19-505408-8.
    4. Lax, Roger; Smith, Frederick (1989). "Unless". Oxford University Press. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-19-505408-8.
    5. Lax, Roger; Smith, Frederick (1989). "You Die if You Worry". Oxford University Press. p. 429. ISBN 978-0-19-505408-8.
Web version: "My Uncle Wrote 'Lady of Spain'". www.picklehead.com. Website of the late Ian Whitcomb. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
The author, Ian Whitcomb, by way of his mother, Eileen Whitcomb (née Eileen Mary Burningham; 1913–1998), was a grand nephew-in-law of John Edward Stanley Damerell Stevens. Put another way, he was a grand nephew of J.E.S.D. Stevens' second wife, Irene Victoria Stevens (aka Noel Damerell; aka Irenie Damerell; né Irene Victoria Burningham; 1887–1969).

Copyrights

    1. "Lady of Spain" (©4 February 1931; 1 copy (unpublished) March 11, 1931; Class E (musical composition) for. 17297; Cecil Lennox, Ltd., London). Spanish quick-step or fox-trot, lyrics by Erell Reaves; music by Tolchard Evans of Great Britain; with ukulele arrangement [staff and tonic sol-fa notations]. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. 1931. p. 343 – via Internet Archive Free access icon.
  • Catalogue of Copyright Entries. "Part 3: Musical Compositions." "New Series".
    1. Vol. 10. Part 1. First Half of 1915. Nos. 1–7.
    2. Vol. 10. For the Year 1915. Nos. 1–13.
      3. World War I: 1914–1918
    3. Vol. 15. Part 1. First Half of 1920. Nos. 1–7. ‡
    4. Vol. 15. Part 2. Last Half of 1920. Nos. 8–13.
    5. Vol. 16. Part 1. First Half of 1921. Nos. 1–7.
    6. Vol. 16. Part 2. Last Half of 1921. Nos. 7–12.
    7. Vol. 16. Part 2. Last Half of 1921. Nos. 7–13 (includes Index).
    8. Vol. 16. 1921. No. 13 (includes Index).
    9. Vol. 17. Part 1. First Half of 1922. Nos. 1–6.
    10. Vol. 17. Part 2. Last Half of 1922. Nos. 8–13. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. 1922.
    11. Vol. 18. Part 1. First Half of 1923. Nos. 1–7. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. 1923.
    12. Vol. 18. Part 2. Last Half of 1923. Nos. 8–13.
    13. Vol. 19. May & June 1924. Nos. 5–6.
    14. Vol. 19. For the Year 1924. Nos. 1–12. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. 1924.
    15. Vol. 20. For the Year 1925. Nos. 1–12.
    16. Vol. 21. For the Year 1926. Nos. 1–12. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. 1926.
    17. Vol. 36. Part 2; Last Half of 1941. Nos. 5–12.