Birth name Lorenzo Denis Martin Years active 1940s-1980s Genre Musical theatre Albums Songs of the Emerald Isle | Also known as Denis Martin Labels Parlophone Record label Parlophone | |
Genres Musical theatre
Light opera Occupation(s) Singer
musical arranger
director
producer Died October 1988, London, United Kingdom People also search for Ivor Novello, Vanesa Lee, Olive Gilbert | ||
Denis Martin was a Northern Irish singer, actor and theatre producer active in the 1940s to 1980s.
Contents
- Homenaje a denis martin
- Albums
- Singles
- Film and television roles
- Radio
- Theatre roles
- As producer
- Songs
- References
Martin won the All-Ireland tenor competition at Feis Ceoil in 1944, He then moved to England where he performed as a singer in musical shows and in radio and TV broadcasts. Soon after arriving in England Denis joined the Players' Theatre, a permanent music-hall company in London. In 1949 he played the juvenile lead in King's Rhapsody with Ivor Novello. He went on the become the Director of Production at the Players' Theatre, developing and adapting plays for musical theatre.
Denis's brother Brendan joined him in London as a professional singer at the Windmill Theatre.
Homenaje a denis martin
Albums
Singles
Film and television roles
Radio
Theatre roles
As producer
Songs
MacNamara's Band
Mayor of Perpignan / Gates of Paradise
Martin : Mass for Unaccompanied Double Chorus : III Credo