Lena Guilbert Ford Net Worth
Lena Guilbert Ford Net Worth is
$13 Million
Lena Guilbert Ford Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Lena Gilbert Brown Ford (1870 – March 7, 1918) was a lyricist, best known for "Keep the Home Fires Burning" which she wrote during the First World War.She was born Lena Gilbert Brown in Venango County, Pennsylvania and attended Elmira College, graduating in 1887. She married physician Harry Hale Ford and settled in Elmira, later divorcing him and relocating, with her mother and son, to London, England, where they would remain for twenty years. During World War I, Ford opened her home to soldiers and took care of them.While in Britain she met Ivor Novello, with whom she collaborated to produce "Keep the Home Fires Burning" in 1914. It was the first major success for Novello and the only one for Ford. Among Ford's other published musical works are "When God Gave You to Me", "We Are Coming, Mother England", and "God Guard You" (with Westell Gordon).Ford and her thirty-year-old son Walter were the first United States citizens to become fatalities of a German air raid on London, their home being hit by one of two bombs that fell on the city on 7 March 1918. Mrs. Brown, Ford's mother, was only hurt in the bombing. Their remains were returned to and interred in the United States. Date Of Birth | 1870-01-01 |
Died | 1918-03-07 |
Profession | Soundtrack |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Crimson Field | 2014 | TV Mini-Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
South Riding | 2011 | TV Mini-Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
Atonement | 2007 | writer: "Keep the Home Fires Burning" - as Lena Ford | |
Gosford Park | 2001 | lyrics: "Keep the Home Fires Burning" 1915 | |
Back Home | 2001 | TV Movie lyrics: "Keep The Home Fires Burning" | |
1918 | 1985 | writer: "Keep the Home Fires Burning" | |
The Duchess of Duke Street | 1977 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
M*A*S*H | 1977 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
Aces High | 1976 | writer: "Till The Boys Come Home" - uncredited | |
Upstairs, Downstairs | 1974 | TV Series lyrics - 2 episodes | |
Are You Being Served? | 1973 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
Johnny Got His Gun | 1971 | lyrics: "Keep the Home Fires Burning" - uncredited | |
Darling Lili | 1970 | lyrics: "Keep the Home Fires Burning" | |
Oh! What a Lovely War | 1969 | lyrics: "'Till the Boys Come Home", "Keep the Home Fires Burning" - uncredited | |
How I Won the War | 1967 | lyrics: "Keep the Home Fires Burning" - uncredited | |
Coronation Street | 1964 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
The Magic Box | 1951 | writer: "Till the Boys Come Home" 1914 - uncredited | |
Elizabeth of Ladymead | 1948 | lyrics: "Keep the Home Fires Burning" | |
While Nero Fiddled | 1944 | lyrics: "'Till the Boys Come Home" - uncredited | |
Variety Jubilee | 1943 | lyrics: "'Till the Boys Come Home" - uncredited | |
This Above All | 1942 | lyrics: "Keep the Home Fires Burning" - uncredited | |
The First Days | 1939 | Documentary short lyrics: "Till The Boys Come Home" - uncredited | |
Evensong | 1934 | lyrics: "Till The Boys Come Home" - uncredited | |
Cavalcade | 1933 | lyrics: "Keep the Home Fires Burning" 1915 - uncredited | |
The Lost Squadron | 1932 | lyrics: "Keep the Home-Fires Burning 'Till the Boys Come Home" 1914 - uncredited | |
A Soldier's Plaything | 1930 | lyrics: "Keep The Home Fires Burning" 1915 - uncredited | |
Pack Up Your Troubles | 1929 | Short lyrics: "Keep the Home Fires Burning" - uncredited |