Harry Parr-Davies

He was born Harry Parr Davies[1] in Briton Ferry, eath, South Wales, and was educated at Neath Grammar School.

[3] In 1931, in an uncharacteristic moment of assertiveness, he managed to gain access to the dressing room of the singing star Gracie Fields at London’s Winter Garden Theatre.

Other wartime shows that included his work were Big Top, Happidrome (starring Tessie O'Shea), Full Swing, The Knight Was Bold, and The Lisbon Story.

In 1944, his musical, Jenny Jones, which had a Welsh setting, was a flop, but it was followed by the successful revue Fine Feathers (1945), Her Excellency (1949) starring Cicely Courtneidge, and Dear Miss Phoebe (1950).

[4] He died at his London home in Knightsbridge and is buried beside his father and mother (whom he outlived[5]) in Oystermouth Cemetery near Swansea.