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Skitch Henderson (1918–2005)

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Composer, conductor, band leader, arranger, pianist, jazz expert and accompanist to Judy Garland on tour, Skitch Henderson was educated at Juilliard and the University of Califonia and was a student of Malcolm Frost, Roger Aubert, Albert Coates, Fritz Reiner, and Arnold Schönberg. He was a pianist in dance bands... See full bio »

Born:

Lyle Russell Cedric Henderson
in Halstad, Minnesota, USA

Died:

(age 87) in New Milford, Connecticut, USA
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1971 The Beginning of the End of the World (documentary)
 
1970 The Gifts (documentary short)
 
1963 Act One
 
1961 Merrily We Roll Along: The Early Days of the Automobile (TV movie)
 
1961 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
– Merrily We Roll Along (1961)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
1956 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
– Episode #2.11 (1956) (performer: "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe", "Taking a Chance on Love")
 
1952 Murder in A-Flat (short) (performer: "Love Me or Leave Me", "Cling To Me", "A Little Bit Independent")
 
1948 Thrills of Music: Skitch Henderson and His Orchestra (short) (performer: "Ignatz in the Side Pocket", "It's a Good Day", "The Gypsy")
 
1948 On Our Merry Way (writer: "Baby Made a Change in Me" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (3 titles)
1954-1957 Tonight! (TV series) (musical director)
 
1948 On Our Merry Way (music supervisor - uncredited)
 
1939 The Wizard of Oz (musician: piano - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
1953 Faye and Skitch (TV series)
 
1952 Murder in A-Flat (short)
'Skitch' Henderson - Gossip Columnist/Piano Player
 
Show ShowSelf (23 titles)
1995 Great Love Songs (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 Wolf Trap Presents Victor Borge: An 80th Birthday Celebration (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1971 Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!
Himself
 
1968-1971 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 July 1971 (1971) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 January 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1970 He Said, She Said (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 April 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 Allen Ludden's Gallery (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.41 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 The Skitch Henderson Show (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #1.1 (1968) … Himself - Host
 
1968 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 January 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1966 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Pianist
– Episode #4.15 (1966) … Himself - Pianist
 
1962-1966 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself - Bandleader / Himself
– Episode dated 7 March 1966 (1966) … Himself - Bandleader
– Episode dated 27 January 1966 (1966) … Himself - Bandleader
– Episode dated 21 January 1966 (1966) … Himself - Bandleader
– Episode dated 31 December 1965 (1965) … Himself - Bandleader
– Episode dated 20 December 1965 (1965) … Himself - Bandleader
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1966 Hullabaloo (TV series)
– Episode #2.22 (1966)
 
1962-1963 The Match Game (TV series)
Star Team Captain / Himself - Team Captain
– Show No. 4 (1963) … Star Team Captain
– Show No. 3 (1963) … Star Team Captain
– Show No. 2 (1963) … Star Team Captain
– Arlene Francis & Skitch Henderson (1962) … Himself - Team Captain
 
1962 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself (Bandleader)
 
1962 The Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself (Bandleader)
 
1956-1959 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Conductor / Himself / Himself - Bandleader / …
– Episode #4.35 (1959) … Himself - Conductor
– Episode #4.28 (1959) … Himself
– Episode #4.14 (1958) … Himself - Conductor
– Episode #4.13 (1958) … Himself - Conductor
– Episode #4.12 (1958) … Himself - Conductor
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1953-1957 Tonight! (TV series)
Himself - Conductor
– Finale (1957) … Himself - Conductor
– Episode #5.68 (1956) … Himself - Conductor
– Kovacs (1956) … Himself - Conductor
– Episode #5.29 (1956) … Himself - Conductor
– Episode #5.25 (1956) … Himself - Conductor
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1952 Where Was I? (TV series)
Himself/panelist (1953)
 
1952 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Bandleader / Musician
– Episode #5.3 (1952) … Himself - Bandleader/Musician
 
1952 Wonderful Town, U.S.A. (TV series)
Himself - Guest Host
– Episode #1.29 (1952) … Himself - Guest Host
 
1951 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Himself - Guest Performer
– Episode #2.35 (1951) … Himself - Guest Performer
 
1950 Skitch Henderson and His Orchestra (short)
Himself - Orchestra Leader
 
1949 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.20 (1949) … Himself
 
1948 Thrills of Music: Skitch Henderson and His Orchestra (short)
Himself - Bandleader
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

He conducted the 1963 Leontyne Price-William Warfield studio recording of excerpts from "Porgy and Bess". Price and Warfield had performed it together in Dallas, Texas and in the 1952 world tour, but Henderson did not conduct that production.

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Star Sign:

Aquarius