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Ray Heindorf
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American songwriter, composer, conductor, and arranger (1908-1980)
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Ray Heindorf (August 25, 1908 - February 2, 1980) was an American songwriter, composer, conductor, and arranger. Born in Haverstraw, New York, Heindorf worked as a pianist in a movie house in Mechanicville in his early teens. In 1928, he moved to New York City, where he worked as a musical arranger before heading to Hollywood. He gained his first job as an orchestrator at MGM, where he worked on Hollywood Revue of 1929, and subsequently went on the road playing piano for Lupe Velez. <a href="ht
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Rockland County
- Place of death
- California
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Field of work
- film score
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Philips Records
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- date of birth
- 1908-08-25
- date of death
- 1980-02-03
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
- place of burial
- San Fernando Mission Cemetery
- start of work period
- 1929-00-00
- name in native language
- Ray John Heindorf
- birth name
- Raymond John Heindorf
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