Donald Novis

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Donald Novis, (born 3 March 1906 in Hastings, England - Died 23 July 1966, California, USA) was a singer who worked for Disney and most notably performed on the Bambi soundtrack. He sang with many big bands in the 1930’s and appeared in several films, such as Bulldog Drummond (1929), One Hour with You (1932) and the Big Broadcast of 1932, and on radio shows such as “Fibber McGee and Molly.” From 1932-34 he led his own orchestra which recorded for the Brunswick label. He starred with Gloria Grafton, Jimmy Durante and others in the Billy Rose extravaganza, Jumbo (1935), at the Hippodrome. Part circus, part vaudeville, and part Broadway, with music by Rodgers and Hart, it was a huge success. In it Novis and Grafton sang “My Romance” and “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World.” In the 1940’s Novis began working for Disney and sang “Looking for Romance” and the Academy Award nominated song, “Love Is a Song,” for Bambi (1942). In 1955 he and Wally Boag created the script for the long-running “Golden Horseshoe Revue” performed until 1986 at Disney’s Frontierland. Novis starred in the revue until 1964. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Classic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic [Box Set]

Disney's Greatest Love Songs

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Classic Disney Vol. 1: 60 Years Of Music & Magic

Bambi

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Classic Disney, Vol. 4: 60 Years Of Musical Magic

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Classic Disney Vol. 1: 60 Years Of Music & Magic

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Classic Disney, Vol. 1

Lady and the Tramp

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Lady And The Tramp Original Soundtrack

Classic Disney, Vol. 1: 60 Years of Musical Magic

Classic Disney: 60 Years Of Musical Magic

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Lady and The Tramp and Friends

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