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Ivor Lewis Emmanuel (7 November 1927 – 20 July 2007)〔Some sources say that Emmanuel died on 19 July, but most agree that it was 20 July.〕 was a Welsh musical theatre and television singer and actor. He is probably best remembered, however, for his appearance as "Private Owen" in the 1964 film ''Zulu'', in which his character rallies outnumbered British soldiers by leading them in the stirring Welsh battle hymn "Men of Harlech" to counter the Zulu war chants. After losing his parents at an early age, Emmanuel began working as a coal miner. He developed a keen interest in music and singing, however, and was drawn to the stage. At the age of 20, he had his first professional theatre job in the musical ''Oklahoma!''. He served as a chorister for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in 1950–1951 but soon went on to play small roles in the West End productions of ''South Pacific'', ''The King and I'' and ''Plain and Fancy''. His first leading role was Joe Hardy in ''Damn Yankees'' (1957), followed by a tour as Woody Mahoney in ''Finian's Rainbow''. In 1966, he appeared on Broadway in ''A Time for Singing'' and then in the West End in ''110 in the Shade''. He continued to play in summer seasons of theatre and in cabaret and variety into the 1980s. During the late 1950s, he participated in the Welsh language singing television programme ''Dewch i Mewn'', and from 1958 to 1964 was lead singer on the TWW show, ''Gwlad y Gan'' (''Land of Song''), among other TV shows. In 1960, he performed in the first televised edition of the Royal Variety Performance. He continued to perform on TV through the 1970s. He also performed in concerts and is heard on cast recordings of ''Show Boat'', ''Kiss Me, Kate'', ''The King and I'' and ''A Time for Singing''. He is also featured on the box set, ''The Greatest Musicals of the 20th Century'' and on the 1966 RCA Victrola recording of ''The Pirates of Penzance'', and made his own album, ''The Best of Ivor Emmanuel''. ==Life and career== Emmanuel was born in Margam, near Port Talbot, Wales, and moved to the nearby village of Pontrhydyfen as a young child. He was 14 years old when his father, mother, sister and grandfather were killed by a stray bomb that hit their village during World War II. A 2001 documentary programme about the incident was made by S4C (Channel Four Wales).〔Stephens, Meic. ("Ivor Emmanuel: Baritone of effortless voice", ) ''The Independent'', obituary, 24 July 2007〕 His aunt Flossie took him in (his younger brother John lived with an uncle), and he began working in the coal mine like his father and grandfather before him.〔Hannan, Patrick. ("Ivor Emmanuel: Welsh singer and actor best known for his role in ''Zulu''", ) ''The Guardian'', 17 August 2007〕 Emmanuel developed a keen interest in music and singing and was a member of Pontrhydyfen Operatic Society. He used to carry a wind-up gramophone up nearby mountains to listen to recordings of Enrico Caruso.〔(Obituary ) ''The Telegraph'', 26 July 2007〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ivor Emmanuel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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