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'''Charles Edward Henderson''' (19 January 1907 – 7 March 1970) was a [[songwriter]], [[arranger]], [[vocal coach]] and [[lyricist]].
'''Charles Edward Henderson''' (19 January 1907 – 7 March 1970) was a [[songwriter]], [[arranger]], [[vocal coach]] and [[lyricist]]. He and [[Alfred Newman]] were nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Academy Award for Best Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)]] in 1945 for ''[[State Fair (1945 film)|State Fair]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1945 |title=The 17th Academy Awards |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]}}</ref>


Henderson was born in Massachusetts and died in Laguna Beach, California.
Henderson was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Laguna Beach, California.


== Notable works ==
== Notable works ==
*''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]'' (1940) (choral arrangements for the Ave Maria sequence)
*''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]'' (1940) (choral arrangements for the Ave Maria sequence)
*''[[Dumbo]]'' (1941) (choral arrangements)
*''[[Dumbo]]'' (1941) (vocal arrangements for "Song of the Roustabouts")
*''[[Bambi]]'' (1942) (choral arrangements)
*''[[Bambi]]'' (1942) (choral arrangements)
*''[[The Bishop's Wife]]'' (1947) (vocal director)
*''[[The Bishop's Wife]]'' (1947) (vocal director)
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*''[[The Rage of Paris]]'' (1938)
*''[[The Rage of Paris]]'' (1938)


== Bibliography ==
== Books ==
* Henderson, Charles, with Charles Palmer (1939). ''How to Sing for Money: The Art and Business of Singing Popular Songs Professionally''. Hollywood, Calif.: G Palmer Putnam. {{oclc|896876}}.
* Henderson, Charles, with Charles Palmer (1939). ''How to Sing for Money: The Art and Business of Singing Popular Songs Professionally''. Hollywood, Calif.: G Palmer Putnam. {{oclc|896876}}.


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[[Category:1970 deaths]]
[[Category:1970 deaths]]
[[Category:American male songwriters]]
[[Category:American male songwriters]]
[[Category:20th-century American male musicians]]

Latest revision as of 00:36, 7 November 2024

Charles Edward Henderson (19 January 1907 – 7 March 1970) was a songwriter, arranger, vocal coach and lyricist. He and Alfred Newman were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) in 1945 for State Fair.[1]

Henderson was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Laguna Beach, California.

Notable works

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Broadway theatre
  • Blackouts of 1949 (1949); music also by Royal Foster
Film music

Books

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  • Henderson, Charles, with Charles Palmer (1939). How to Sing for Money: The Art and Business of Singing Popular Songs Professionally. Hollywood, Calif.: G Palmer Putnam. OCLC 896876.

Citations

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