• Roger Edens (November 9, 1905 – July 13, 1970) was a Hollywood composer, arranger and associate producer, and is considered one of the major creative...
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    by Roger Edens Sung by the chorus in the "Nell of New Rochelle" sequence "A Man Was the Cause of It All" (1939) – music and lyrics by Roger Edens Sung...
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  • adapted the film from Elliott Arnold's 1949 biography of the same name. Roger Edens produced, Stanley Donen directed and Eugene Loring choreographed. José...
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  • (music by Roger Edens, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green) – Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra "O'Brien to Ryan to Goldberg" (music by Roger Edens, lyrics...
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  • Stephen Rutledge, Gershe had a long-term relationship with composer Roger Edens. Gershe died in Beverly Hills, California from complications from a stroke...
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    American Technicolor musical film with music by Leonard Bernstein and Roger Edens and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. It is an adaptation...
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    Green wrote one entirely new song, "Moses Supposes", with music director Roger Edens providing the music (see below). Freed and Brown wrote a new song for...
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    the same year. Only one composer has won Oscars three years in a row: Roger Edens won for Easter Parade (1948), On the Town (1949) and Annie Get Your Gun...
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  • peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200. It was arranged by Hal Mooney and Roger Edens. Jack Cathcart was the conductor. Sanford Roth was responsible for the...
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  • the prologue. "Here's to the Girls/"Bring on the Wonderful Men": by Roger Edens and Arthur Freed. Sung by Astaire with a short solo dance by Cyd Charisse...
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    soundstages including Vincente Minnelli, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Roger Edens, Kay Thompson, Zero Mostel, June Allyson, Nancy Walker, Charles Walters...
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  • Girl Crazy in 1943 due to personality clashes with musical director Roger Edens and for driving Garland to collapse and subsequent doctor-ordered bed...
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    Giants Philip Eden (1951–2018), British meteorologist Robert John Eden, 3rd Baron Auckland (1799–1870), Bishop of Bath and Wells Roger Edens (1905–1970)...
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  • By the Light of the Silvery Moon, Hello, Dolly!, and Heaven Can Wait. Roger Edens' song "The Gay Nineties" opens a production number spoofing period melodramas...
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    poster Directed by Stanley Donen Written by Leonard Gershe Produced by Roger Edens Starring Audrey Hepburn Fred Astaire Kay Thompson Michel Auclair Robert...
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    by Fred Astaire and George Murphy "All Ashore" - words and music by Roger Edens, sung by Eleanor Powell, one of the few times she was ever shown singing...
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  • (composer and lyricist) 2: Bill Conti (composer) 2: Fred Ebb (lyricist) 2: Roger Edens (composer) 2: Eliot Daniel (composer and lyricist) 2: Sylvia Fine (composer...
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  • music by Nat D. Ayer, lyrics by A. Seymour Brown, additional lyrics by Roger Edens performed by George Murphy, Judy Garland and others "For Me and My Gal"...
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  • by Eleanor Powell (dubbed by Marjorie Lane) and chorus Performed by Roger Edens and Eleanor Powell Performed by Robert Taylor and chorus "Broadway Melody"...
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    became the second-youngest Best Actor nominee, and Best Music, Scoring by Roger Edens and Georgie Stoll. Babes in Arms was released on VHS tape in 1992. It...
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  • Cinematography Harry Stradling Edited by Albert Akst Music by Score: Johnny Green Roger Edens Songs and Music: Irving Berlin Color process Technicolor Production company...
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    six months or longer. The musical score for the film was adapted by Roger Edens, who also served as an uncredited associate producer. Georgie Stoll conducted...
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    added after Cukor left, supervised by Garland's professional mentor Roger Edens. The first test screening the following month ran to 196 minutes, and...
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  • was fired for a number of reasons. He and Edens conflicted over Berkeley's staging of I Got Rhythm, with Edens complaining later about Berkeley's "big ensembles...
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    James V. Monaco Joseph McCarthy Roger Edens "I'm Feelin' Like a Million" (Rehearsal) August 1937 Judy Garland with Roger Edens on piano Nacio Herb Brown Arthur...
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  • and music supervisor Ralph Dawson Film editor Hans Dreier Art director Roger Edens Composer and music supervisor John Hubley Director and animator Marvin...
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    Hell — Television film 2001 Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows Roger Edens 2 episodes 2001 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dr. Sidney Cornfeld Episode:...
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    "Caribbean Love Song" (music by Edens, lyrics by Ralph Freed) – sung by Tony Martin and Chorus "Minnie from Trinidad" (Edens) – sung by Chorus and danced...
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    song for the soundtrack of the 1946 film The Jolson Story. In 1937, Roger Edens wrote additional lyrics to the song for Judy Garland. The new lyrics...
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  • McCarthy (lyrics) with special lyrics for the "Dear Mr. Gable" segment by Roger Edens; sung by Judy Garland This was the third of the "Broadway Melody" series...
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