Charles Henderson (composer)
Charles Edward Henderson (born January 19, 1907 in Boston , Massachusetts , † March 7, 1970 in Laguna Beach , California ) was an American composer , conductor , pianist , arranger and author and songwriter , who was nominated for an Oscar in 1946 .
biography
Henderson attended Roxbury Latin School and graduated from Harvard University with "cum laude". He studied with Walter Piston , Ernst Toch and Victor Bay. Between 1949 and 1951 he worked in various functions for various film studios and television productions, directed various acts in nightclubs in Las Vegas and composed music tailored to them. In 1931 he joined the ASCAP . Rudy Vallée , Tom Waring, Edward Heyman , Mack Gordon and Alfred Newman were among his companions and most important musical collaborators . His most popular songs include the compositions Carefree , This Is a Chance of a Lifetime , So Beats My Heart for You and, above all, the composition Deep Night , which was created in collaboration with Rudy Vallée. Henderson is the author of How To Sing for Money - The Art and Business of Singing Popular Songs Professionally .
Henderson was responsible for the choir arrangements for Walt Disney's famous animated film Bambi (1942).
At the Academy Awards in 1946 , Charles Henderson was nominated together with Alfred Newman for an Oscar in the category "Best Score in a Music Film" with the music for the film Fair of Love with Jeanne Crain , Dana Andrews and Dick Haymes in the leading roles. However, the trophy went to George E. Stoll and the musical film Vacation in Hollywood .
In Dick Powell's war film Duel in the Atlantic (1957) with Robert Mitchum and Curd Juergens , Henderson was responsible for the Music Department. He contributed his composition Deep Night to the gangster drama Bonnie and Clyde (1967) .
Charles Henderson, who is listed in the IMDb with more than 200 entries, died in 1970 at the age of 63.
Filmography (selection)
Composition, arranger, music director
- 1937: Top of the Town
- 1937: Wings Over Honolulu
- 1937: 100 men and a girl (One Hundred Men and a Girl)
- 1937: You're a Sweetheart
- 1938: Mad About Music
- 1938: That Certain Age
- 1938: Dangerous Triangle (Exposed)
- 1939: Second Fiddle
- 1940: Music in My Heart
- 1940: Broadway Melody 1940
- 1940: Black Friday (Black Friday)
- 1940: Revenge for Jesse James (The Return of Frank James)
- 1942: The Queen of Broadway (My Gal Sal)
- 1942: Bambi
- 1943: Coney Island
- 1945: Love Fair (State Fair)
- 1945: Dracula's House (House of Dracula)
- 1946: Centennial Summer
- 1947: It started in Schneider's opera house ( Mother Wore Tights , VT: The world's loveliest parents )
- 1947: Every Woman Needs an Angel (The Bishop's Wife)
- 1948: That Lady in Ermine (That Lady in Ermine)
- 1948: Johanna von Orleans (Joan of Arc)
- 1954: The likable impostor (Living It Up)
- 1956: Fanfares of Joy (The Best Things in Life Are Free)
- 1957: Picnic in Pajamas (The Pajama Game)
- 1957: Duel in the Atlantic (The Enemy Below)
- 1962: Music Man
- 1968: Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series, episode: Just Move Your Lips, Sergeant )
Soundtrack
- 1929: Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees (short film)
- Music: Deep Night
- 1929: Invisible Shackles (The Single Standard)
- Music: Deep Night
- 1937: Wings Over Honolulu
- Author: Wasn't It You?
- 1937: Varsity Show
- Author: Give Us a Drink
- 1940: Lillian Russell
- Text and music: Back in the Days of Old Broadway
- 1940: Fantasia
- A Night on Bald Mountain / Ave Maria
- 1942: Night in the harbor (Moontide)
- Author: Moontide
- 1947: Adultery (The Unfaithful)
- Music: Deep Night
- 1948: An attic for two (Apartment for Peggy)
- Text: Hail to Thee, Dear Alma Mater
- 1949: A Letter to Three Wives (A Letter to Three Wives)
- Music: Crazy Eddie
- 1949: Danger in Frisco (Thieves' Highway)
- Music: The Right Kind
- 1950: The Rat of Soho (Night and the City)
- Music: The Right Kind
- 1952: With a Song in My Heart (With a Song in My Heart)
- Music: The Right Kind
- 1956: Bus stop
- Text: The Right Kind
- 1957: A Life Intoxicated (The Helen Morgan Story)
- Author: DEEP NIGHT
- 1957: duel in the Atlantic
- English text Drinking Song : This is how we live every day (Drinking Song)
- 1958: time to live and time to die
- Text: A Time to Love
- 1967: Bonnie and Clyde
- Author: DEEP NIGHT
- 1991: My Own Private Idaho - The End of Innocence (My Own Private Idaho)
- Author: DEEP NIGHT
- 2000: Forrester - Found! (Finding Forrester)
- Author: DEEP NIGHT
Film music composer
- 1937: We Have Our Moments
- 1937: You're a Sweetheart
- 1938: Goodbye Broadway
- 1938: Whirlwind from Paris (The Rage of Paris)
- 1938: The Storm
- 1941: Allotria in Florida (Moon over Miami)
- 1941: Week-End in Havana
- 1942: Springtime in the Rockies
- 1943: Sweet Rosie O'Grady
- 1945: Dolly Sisters (The Dolly Sisters)
Award
- 1946 : Oscar nomination for the music for the film Love Fair
Web links
- Charles Henderson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Charles Henderson at Turner Classic Movies (English)
- Charles Henderson adS ibdb.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Charles Henderson adS discogs.com
- ^ Don Tyler: Hit Songs, 1900–1955 American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era , p. 409
- ↑ Deep Night by Charles Henderson
- ↑ So Beats My Heart for You from the comedic musical Ra Rah Daze
- ^ How To Sing for Money by Charles Henderson Title page of the book
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Henderson, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Henderson, Charles Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist, author and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , Massachusetts , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 7, 1970 |
| Place of death | Laguna Beach , California , United States |