Charles Danvers was a songwriter. His best-known piece is "
Till
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" (French title "Prière Sans Espoir"), for which he wrote the music. (The
French language lyrics were written by
Pierre Buisson, the
English language
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lyrics by
Carl Sigman.)
Born to a
French colonial family in
Algeria
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, he went to France when Algeria fought its war to become independent in the 1950s. He was awarded a knighthood by the
French Academy of Arts. Eventually he moved to
Long Island, NY, United States, where he taught music.
He loved Spanish music and used the pseudonym Charles Sananes to write some Spanish-influenced music. The name Sananes is sometimes also shown as the writer of "Till."
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