Ray Henderson
Ray Henderson | |
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Birth name | Raymond Brost |
Born | Buffalo, New York, U.S. | December 1, 1896
Died | December 31, 1970 Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 74)
Genres | Popular music |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter |
Ray Henderson (born Raymond Brost; December 1, 1896 – December 31, 1970) was an American songwriter.[1]
Early life
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Then, he worked with other partners. In 1934, he composed the musical Say When with lyricist Ted Koehler.[1]
Career
Henderson's biggest hit songs included "Annabelle" (1923), "
Henderson also worked as an accompanist to song and dance acts in Vaudeville. His last Broadway show was a resuscitation of the Ziegfeld Follies, one of several put on after Ziegfeld's death.[2] Henderson's, in 1943, had the longest run of any Follies at 553 performances. He effectively retired from composing in the late 1940s, and worked on an opera which was never completed.[1]
Death
Henderson died of a heart attack[2] in Greenwich, Connecticut on December 31, 1970, at the age of 74.[4]
In popular culture
Good News has been adapted for film twice; in 1930 and in 1947.
The 1956 film The Best Things in Life Are Free was a dramatization of the songwriting team of Henderson, Brown and De Sylva; Henderson was played by Dan Dailey. The film included many of the trio's songs.[2]
In 2000, a revue of Henderson's music called It's the Cherries opened in New York City as the inaugural show of the American Composer Series.
References
- ^ ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
- ^ ISBN 0415938775.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Shirley Temple : Animal Crackers in My Soup Extended Version". YouTube. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ Nelson, Colleen McCain, ed. (January 1, 1971). "Ray Henderson, Major Composer of '20s, Dies". Sacramento Bee. 227 (37239). Sacramento, CA: The McClatchy Company: D2. Retrieved July 25, 2023.