Charles Danvers (songwriter)

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Charles Danvers was a songwriter. His best-known piece is "Till" (French title "Prière Sans Espoir"), for which he wrote the music. (The French language lyrics were written by , the English language lyrics by Carl Sigman.)

Born to a French colonial family in Algeria, he went to France when Algeria fought its war to become independent in the 1950s. He was awarded a knighthood by the . 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."