Dion Titheradge

Dion Titheradge (30 March 1889 – 16 November 1934) was an Australian-born actor and writer of revues, plays and screenplays.

His first appearance on stage was in 1908 at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle-on-Tyne, in The Woman of Kronstadt, and he then toured Australia and New Zealand playing various roles.

[1][3] The song "And Her Mother Came Too", of which he wrote the lyrics, became famous; the music was by Ivor Novello, and it was first heard in A to Z, which opened at the Prince of Wales Theatre on 11 October 1921.

[4][5] Also famous was his sketch "Dinner Napkins" (also known as "Double Damask"), heard in Noel Gay's show Clowns in Clover (1927).

[2][9][10] His play The Crooked Billet, a murder mystery, ran for 168 performances from 13 October 1927 at the Royalty Theatre in London, and was made into a film of the same name (1929).