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Fletcher Henderson (1897–1952)

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Legendary composer ("Down South Camp Meeting"), pianist, conductor, accompanist and arranger, educated at Atlanta University. He came to New York in 1920, was pianist with the W.C. Handy orchestra, and then joined Black Swan Records. He toured as accompanist to Ethel Waters, and led his own band in night clubs and theaters and made many records... See full bio »

Born:

James Fletcher Henderson
in Cuthbert, Georgia, USA

Died:

(age 55) in New York City, New York, USA
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1996 The English Patient (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1993 Swing Kids (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1990 Miller's Crossing (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1986 Miss Mary (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1948 A Song Is Born (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1946 The Razor's Edge (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1946 Margie (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1946 Make Mine Music (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1945 The Dolly Sisters (arranger: uncredited)
 
1945 Ziegfeld Follies (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1945 Keep Your Powder Dry (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1944 Hollywood Canteen (arranger: uncredited)
 
1943 A Guy Named Joe (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1943 The Gang's All Here (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1943 Girl Crazy (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1943 Stage Door Canteen (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1942 The Pride of the Yankees (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1940 Kitty Foyle (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1940 Tin Pan Alley (music arranger: songs - uncredited)
 
1940 Too Many Girls (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1940 Broadway Melody of 1940 (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1939 Gulliver's Travels (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1939 Honolulu (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1937 Rosalie (arranger - uncredited)
 
1937 Hollywood Hotel (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1936 Swing Time (arranger - uncredited)
 
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2008 Leatherheads (writer: "Variety Stomp")
 
2007 Hot Rod (writer: "Grand Terrace Rhythm" / performer: "Grand Terrace Rhythm")
 
2004 The Aviator (music: "Down South Camp Meetin'" 1935)
 
2003 Alex & Emma (performer: "Limehouse Blues")
 
2002 Frida (performer: "Clarinet Marmalade" 1918)
 
2002 Road to Perdition (performer: "Queer Notions" 1933)
 
2001 The Cat's Meow (performer: "Wabash Blues" 1921)
 
1998 The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (documentary) (music: "Down South Camp Meetin'")
 
1997 A Life Apart: Hasidism in America (documentary) (writer: "Down South Camp Meeting")
 
1995 The Bridges of Madison County (writer: "Soft Winds")
 
1991 Barton Fink ("DOWN SOUTH CAMP MEETING")
 
1990 Awakenings (performer: "Shanghai Shuffle")
 
1956 The Benny Goodman Story (writer: "Down South Camp Meeting")
 
1949 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
– Episode #3.3 (1949) (performer: "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe", "Stormy Weather")
 
1944 Sweet and Low-Down (arranger: "I've Found a New Baby" 1926 - uncredited)
 
1938 The Big Broadcast of 1938 (arranger: "MAMA, THAT MOON IS HERE AGAIN" 1937 - uncredited)
 
1937 The New Professor (short) (music: "Jangled Nerves" - uncredited)
 
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1927 Sunrise
Performer - Song: 'Tozo' (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1949 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself - Pianist
– Episode #3.3 (1949) … Himself - Pianist
 
1949 Vaudeo Varieties (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 January 1949 (1949) … Himself
 
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Personal Details

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Magazine advertisement for "Its a blessing", Carl Fischer musical instrument co., inc. metronome magazine, May [1939] P.47 See more »

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Height:

5' 11½" (1.82 m)
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