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Robert Russell Bennett (1894–1981)

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Composer, arranger, musician and conductor Robert Russell Bennett studied piano with his mother and other instruments with his bandmaster father, and also with Carl Busch and Nadia Boulanger (honorary DHL, Franklin & Marshall College and Guggenheim fellowships). He began conducting at 11, was organist at a Kansas City theatre and a violinist and violist with string ensembles... See full bio »

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in Kansas City, Kansas, USA

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(age 87) in New York City, New York, USA
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2011 Oklahoma! (TV movie) (orchestrator)
 
2010 BBC Proms (TV series) (orchestrator - 1 episode)
– Prom 49: A Celebration of Rodgers and Hammerstein (2010) (orchestrator - "Oklahoma"! orchestations)
 
1990-2010 Live from Lincoln Center (TV series) (orchestrator - 3 episodes)
– South Pacific (2010) (orchestrator)
– Camelot (2008) (orchestrator)
– Flicka and Friends: From Rossini to Show Boat (1990) (orchestrator - for "Show Boat" excerpts)
 
1989-2006 Great Performances (TV series) (orchestrator - 3 episodes)
– 'South Pacific' in Concert from Carnegie Hall (2006) (orchestrator)
– Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Cinderella' (2004) (orchestrator - archive footage)
– Show Boat (1989) (orchestrator)
 
1999 Oklahoma! (TV movie) (orchestrator: original orchestrations)
 
1982 Camelot (TV movie) (orchestrator)
 
1967 Androcles and the Lion (TV movie) (orchestrator)
 
1967 Annie Get Your Gun (TV movie) (orchestrator)
 
1965 Cinderella (TV movie) (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1960 Project XX (TV series documentary) (music - 1 episode)
– Not So Long Ago (1960) (music)
 
1958 South Pacific (orchestrator)
 
1957 Cinderella (TV movie) (orchestrator)
 
1956 The King and I (orchestrator)
 
1955 Oklahoma! (musical arranger, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1954 Victory at Sea (documentary) (conductor, music arranger)
 
1954 The Unconquered (documentary) (orchestrator)
 
1954 General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (TV movie) (orchestrator - "Oklahoma!", "South Pacific", and "The King and I" sequences)
 
Victory at Sea (TV series documentary) (conductor and arranger - 20 episodes, 1952-1953) (arranger and conductor - 3 episodes, 1952-1953) (conductor - 1 episode, 1953) (music arranger - 1 episode, 1953)
– Design for Peace (1953) (conductor and arranger)
– Suicide for Glory (1953) (conductor and arranger)
– The Road to Mandalay (1953) (conductor and arranger)
– Target Suribachi (1953) (conductor and arranger)
– The Fate of Europe (1953) (conductor and arranger)
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1952 My Son John (orchestrator)
 
1947 Carnegie Hall (orchestrator: "The Pleasure's All Mine" - as Russell Bennett)
 
1944 Lady in the Dark (orchestral arranger)
 
1943 The Falcon and the Co-eds (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1943 Journey Into Fear (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1940 Wildcat Bus (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1940 Lucky Partners (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1940 Stage to Chino (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1940 Rebecca (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1939 Sued for Libel (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1939 Intermezzo: A Love Story (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1939 The Day the Bookies Wept (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1939 The Spellbinder (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1939 Career (musical director - as Russell Bennett)
 
1939 The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1939 Wuthering Heights (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1939 Love Affair (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1939 Gunga Din (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1939 The Great Man Votes (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1939 Pacific Liner (musical director - as Russell Bennett)
 
1938 Next Time I Marry (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1938 The Law West of Tombstone (composer: stock music - uncredited, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1938 Annabel Takes a Tour (musical director)
 
1938 Lawless Valley (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1938 A Man to Remember (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1938 Fugitives for a Night (composer: stock music - uncredited, musical director - as Russell Bennett)
 
1938 Carefree (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1938 Vivacious Lady (music arranger: orchestral music - uncredited)
 
1938 Joy of Living (orchestral arrangements - as Russell Bennett)
 
1937 A Damsel in Distress (orchestral arrangements - as Russell Bennett)
 
1937 Ali Baba Goes to Town (composer: music cues - uncredited)
 
1937 Music for Madame (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1937 High, Wide, and Handsome (music arranger - as Russell Bennett)
 
1937 The Road Back (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1937 Shall We Dance (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1937 Lost Horizon (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1936 Walking on Air (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1936 Swing Time (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1936 Romeo and Juliet (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1936 Show Boat (musical arranger - uncredited)
 
1935 I Dream Too Much (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1929 Show Boat (orchestrator: prologue)
 
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1957-1970 Project XX (TV series documentary)
– The Shining Mountains (1970)
– The West of Charles Russell (1970)
– Mirror of America (1969)
– Meet George Washington (1969)
– Down to the Sea in Ships (1968)
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1957 Back in the Thirties (TV documentary)
 
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
– Call to Freedom (1955)
 
1940 Brigham Young (uncredited)
 
1939 Swanee River (uncredited)
 
1939 Intermezzo: A Love Story (uncredited)
 
1939 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (uncredited)
 
1939 5th Ave Girl (as Russell Bennett)
 
1939 Stanley and Livingstone (uncredited)
 
1939 Career (uncredited)
 
1939 The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (uncredited)
 
1939 Twelve Crowded Hours (uncredited)
 
1939 Pacific Liner (uncredited)
 
1938 Annabel Takes a Tour (uncredited)
 
1938 Lawless Valley (uncredited)
 
1938 Suez (uncredited)
 
1938 Carefree (uncredited)
 
1938 Joy of Living (uncredited)
 
1938 Radio City Revels (uncredited)
 
1937 A Damsel in Distress (uncredited)
 
1937 Artists & Models (uncredited)
 
1937 High, Wide, and Handsome (uncredited)
 
1937 Shall We Dance (uncredited)
 
1936 Swing Time (uncredited)
 
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2008 Frost/Nixon (performer: "Victory at Sea")
 
1996 The Christmas Party (performer: "Ave Maria")
 
1995 Nixon (performer: "GUADALCANAL MARCH" AND "MARE NOSTRUM" FROM VICTORY AT SEA)
 
1937 Slave Ship (arranger: "Rule, Britannia" 1740 - uncredited)
 
1936 Swing Time (arranger: "Waltz in Swing Time" 1936 - uncredited)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1923) Stage: Music orchestrator for "Wildflower", produced on Broadway. Musical. Music by / Musical Director, Herbert Stothart and Vincent Youmans. Book / lyrics by Otto A. Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II. Gowns and Costumes Designed by Charles Le Maire. Scenic Design by Gates & Morange. Choreographed... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Russell Bennett
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Personal Quote:

[on Irving Berlin] Irving couldn't play a scale, an arpeggio - nothing. He had no piano technique at all. But inside, he hears it. I remember in particular, when we were together and he was doing a song for Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the picture 'Carefree'. It's called 'Change Partners'. He came to a spot in this... See more »

Trivia:

His orchestration of "The March of the Siamese Children" for the stage version of "The King and I" was considered so excellent that it was the only one of his orchestrations for the stage production which was exactly duplicated for the 1956 film (although augmented for full orchestra). See more »

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