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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> |
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Henderson was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Laguna Beach, California. |
Henderson was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Laguna Beach, California. |
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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
[edit]- Fantasia (1940) (choral arrangements for the Ave Maria sequence)
- Dumbo (1941) (vocal arrangements for "Song of the Roustabouts")
- Bambi (1942) (choral arrangements)
- The Bishop's Wife (1947) (vocal director)
- The Enemy Below (1957) (vocal supervisor)
- The Music Man (1962) (vocal arranger)
- "Deep Night" (composer)
- "The Right Kind" (composer)
- Broadway theatre
- Blackouts of 1949 (1949); music also by Royal Foster
- Film music
- The Rage of Paris (1938)
Books
[edit]- 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.
