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Overview

Date of Birth:

15 June 1894, Kansas City, Kansas, USA more

Date of Death:

18 August 1981, New York City, New York, USA more

Mini Biography:

Composer, arranger, musician, conductor, he studied piano with his mother... more

Trivia:

Won a Special Tony Award in 1957, for his body of work as an orchestrator. more

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Up 191% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(3 articles)

The King And I Comes To Lyric Stage, Begins 6/19
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 19 June 2009, 12:15 AM, PDT)
Encores! Music In The Air Starring Chenoweth Offers $20 Tix
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 22 January 2009, 1:32 PM, PST)

Alternate Names:

Russell Bennett

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Music Department, Composer, Soundtrack

"Live from Lincoln Center" (orchestrator) (1 episode, 2008)
... aka Great Performances: Live from Lincoln Center (USA: alternative title)
- Camelot (2008) TV episode (orchestrator)
"Great Performances" (orchestrator) (3 episodes, 1989-2006)
    - 'South Pacific' in Concert from Carnegie Hall (2006) TV episode (orchestrator)
    - Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Cinderella' (2004) TV episode (orchestrator)
    - Show Boat (1989) TV episode (orchestrator)
Oklahoma! (1999) (TV) (orchestrator: original orchestrations)
Camelot (1982) (TV) (orchestrator)
Androcles and the Lion (1967) (TV) (orchestrator)
Annie Get Your Gun (1967) (TV) (orchestrator)
Cinderella (1965) (TV) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
... aka Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (USA: complete title)
South Pacific (1958) (orchestrator)
Cinderella (1957) (TV) (orchestrator)
... aka Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (USA: complete title)
The King and I (1956) (orchestrator)
... aka Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I (USA: complete title)
Oklahoma! (1955) (orchestrator)
Victory at Sea (1954) (conductor) (music arranger)
The Unconquered (1954) (orchestrator)
... aka Helen Keller in Her Story
General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (1954) (TV) (orchestrator) ("Oklahoma!", "South Pacific", and "The King and I" sequences)
... aka General Foods Anniversary Show (USA: short title)
... aka General Foods Anniversary Special
"Victory at Sea" (conductor) (1 episode, 1953) (music arranger) (1 episode, 1953)
- Beneath the Southern Cross (1953) TV episode (conductor) (music arranger)
My Son John (1952) (orchestrator)
Carnegie Hall (1947) (orchestrator: "The Pleasure's All Mine") (as Russell Bennett)
Lady in the Dark (1944) (orchestrator)
Journey Into Fear (1943) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
Wildcat Bus (1940) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
Lucky Partners (1940) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
Stage to Chino (1940) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
Rebecca (1940) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
... aka Escape to Happiness (UK)
... aka Intermezzo (USA: short title)
The Day the Bookies Wept (1939) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
Love Affair (1939) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
Gunga Din (1939) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
The Great Man Votes (1939) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
Pacific Liner (1939) (musical director) (as Russell Bennett)
The Law West of Tombstone (1938) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
Annabel Takes a Tour (1938) (musical director)
... aka Annabel Takes a Trip
Lawless Valley (1938) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
A Man to Remember (1938) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
Fugitives for a Night (1938) (composer: title music) (uncredited) (musical director) (as Russell Bennett)
Carefree (1938) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
Vivacious Lady (1938) (music arranger: orchestral music) (uncredited)
Joy of Living (1938) (music arranger: orchestral arrangements)
A Damsel in Distress (1937) (orchestrator) (as Russell Bennett)
Music for Madame (1937) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
High, Wide, and Handsome (1937) (music arranger) (as Russell Bennett)
The Road Back (1937) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
Shall We Dance (1937) (music arranger) (uncredited)
Lost Horizon (1937) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
... aka Lost Horizon of Shangri-La (USA: reissue title)
Walking on Air (1936) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
Swing Time (1936) (music arranger) (uncredited)
Romeo and Juliet (1936) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
Show Boat (1936) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
... aka Edna Ferber's Show Boat (USA: complete title)
I Dream Too Much (1935) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
Show Boat (1929) (orchestrator: prologue)

Composer:

1970s
1950s
1940s
1930s

"Project XX" (19 episodes, 1957-1970)
    - The Shining Mountains (1970) TV episode
    - The West of Charles Russell (1970) TV episode
    - Mirror of America (1969) TV episode
    - Meet George Washington (1969) TV episode
    - Down to the Sea in Ships (1968) TV episode
      (14 more)
"Producers' Showcase" (1 episode, 1955)
- Call to Freedom (1955) TV episode
Brigham Young (1940) (uncredited)
... aka Brigham Young: Frontiersman (UK) (USA: promotional title)
Swanee River (1939) (uncredited)
... aka The Life of Stephen Foster
Sued for Libel (1939) (uncredited)
Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939) (uncredited)
... aka Escape to Happiness (UK)
... aka Intermezzo (USA: short title)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) (uncredited)
... aka Sherlock Holmes (UK)
5th Ave Girl (1939) (as Russell Bennett)
Stanley and Livingstone (1939) (uncredited)
Career (1939) (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours (1939) (uncredited)
Pacific Liner (1939) (uncredited)
Next Time I Marry (1938) (uncredited)
The Law West of Tombstone (1938) (uncredited)
Annabel Takes a Tour (1938) (uncredited)
... aka Annabel Takes a Trip
Lawless Valley (1938) (uncredited)
Suez (1938) (uncredited)
Carefree (1938) (uncredited)
Joy of Living (1938) (uncredited)
Radio City Revels (1938) (uncredited)
A Damsel in Distress (1937) (uncredited)
Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937) (uncredited)
Artists & Models (1937) (uncredited)
High, Wide, and Handsome (1937) (uncredited)
Shall We Dance (1937) (uncredited)
Swing Time (1936) (uncredited)
Show Boat (1936) (uncredited)
... aka Edna Ferber's Show Boat (USA: complete title)

Soundtrack:

2000s
1990s
1930s

Frost/Nixon (2008) (performer: "Main Title from 'Victory at Sea'")
... aka Frost/Nixon, l'heure de vérité (France)
Joulubileet (1996) ("Ave Maria")
... aka The Christmas Party (International: English title)
Swing Time (1936) (arranger: "Waltz in Swing Time" (1936) (uncredited))

Additional Details

Other Works:

Active on Broadway in the following productions: more

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography more

Genres:

Romance | Drama | Musical | Comedy more

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | New York City | Character Name In Title | Male Female Relationship more

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