Ray Heindorf (August 25, 1908 - February 2, 1980) was an Academy Award-winning American songwriter, composer, conductor, and arranger. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such
Born in Haverstraw, New York, Heindorf worked as a pianist in the movie house in Mechanicville in his early teens. Haverstraw is the name of two locations in Rockland County New York: Haverstraw (town New York Haverstraw (village New York A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra Mechanicville is a City in Saratoga County, New York, United States. In 1928, he moved to New York City, where he worked as a musical arranger before heading to Hollywood. The City of New York He landed his first orchestration job at MGM, where he worked on Hollywood Revue of 1929, then went on the road playing piano for Lupe Velez [1]. The Hollywood Revue of 1929 is an American Musical film / Comedy motion picture released in 1929. Lupe Vélez ( July 18, 1908 &ndash December 13, 1944) was a Mexican actress After completing this engagement, he joined Warner Bros., composing and/or arranging and conducting music exclusively for the studio for nearly forty years. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and
Heindorf's screen credits include Gold Diggers of 1935, The Great Lie, Knute Rockne All American, Kings Row, Night and Day, Tea for Two, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Jazz Singer, A Star is Born, No Time for Sergeants, The Helen Morgan Story, Marjorie Morningstar, Auntie Mame, Finian's Rainbow, and 1776. Gold Diggers of 1935 is a Warner Bros movie musical directed and choregraphed by Busby Berkeley and starring Dick Powell, Gloria The Great Lie is a 1941 film with Mary Astor, Bette Davis and George Brent. Knute Rockne All American is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of Knute Rockne, perhaps the most famous of all of the football Kings Row is a 1942 film which tells the story of a group of youths who grow up leading supposedly idyllic lives in a small town with disturbing secrets Night and Day is a 1946 Warner Brothers Biographical film of the life of American Composer and Songwriter Tea for Two ( 1950) is a American Musical film directed by David Butler. A Streetcar Named Desire is a film adaptation of the play of the same name by Tennessee Williams. The Jazz Singer ( 1952) is the Remake of the famous 1927 talking picture The Jazz Singer. A Star Is Born is a 1954 musical Remake of the original 1937 film, directed by George Cukor and starring Judy No Time for Sergeants was a 1954 best-selling novel by Mac Hyman, which was later adapted into a popular Broadway play and 1958 The Helen Morgan Story is a 1957 American Biographical film directed by Michael Curtiz. Marjorie Morningstar is a 1958 Melodrama Film based on the 1955 novel of the same name. Auntie Mame is a 1955 Novel by Patrick Dennis that chronicles the madcap adventures of a boy Patrick growing up as the ward Finian's Rainbow is a 1968 American movie musical directed by Francis Ford Coppola. 1776 is a Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and a book by Peter Stone. Between 1943 and 1969 he was nominated for eighteen Academy Awards and won three, for Yankee Doodle Dandy, This is the Army, and The Music Man. Yankee Doodle Dandy ( is a biographical film about George M Cohan, the actor-singer-dancer-playwright-songwriter-producer-theatre owner-director-choreographer This Is the Army is a 1943 American Motion picture produced by Hal B The Music Man is a 1962 Academy Award winning Film musical starring Robert Preston as Harold Hill and Shirley Jones as Marian Paroo
Heindorf was a friend and admirer of legendary jazz pianist Art Tatum. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Arthur Tatum Jr ( October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was an American Jazz Pianist and Virtuoso. He hosted two Tatum piano performances at his Hollywood home in 1950 and 1955 for their mutual friends. Heindorf taped the private concerts, complete with background conversations of Tatum and the group, with some of the pianist's very best playing. These performances are now available on the Verve label. Verve Records is an American Jazz Record label now owned by the Universal Music Group.
Heindorf died in Tarzana, California. Tarzana (/tɑɹˈzænə/ is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States.
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