Funny Face
1957
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Roger Edens (November 9, 1905 – July 13, 1970) was a Hollywood composer, arranger and associate producer, and is considered one of the major creative figures in Arthur Freed's musical film production unit at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the "golden era of Hollywood".
Roger Edens. Producer, Composer. Roger Edens was considered the single most important creative musical figure at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from the end of the 1930s until the beginning of the 1960s.
Roger Edens was a producer and composer who worked on musical films such as The Wizard of Oz, Show Boat and The Sound of Music. He was born in Texas in 1905 and died in Los Angeles in 1970.
- November 9, 1905
- July 13, 1970
Roger Edens. An important American arranger - and later - producer from the 1930s through to the '50s. Read Full Biography.
Roger Edens was born on 9 November 1905 in Hillsboro, Texas, USA. He was a producer and composer, known for On the Town (1949), Strike Up the Band (1940) and Funny Face (1957). He died on 13 July 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Music Department, Producer, Composer
- November 9, 1905
- Roger Edens
- July 13, 1970
Jan 1, 1995 · Roger Edens, musician, composer, and producer, was born on November 9, 1905, in Hillsboro, Texas. He began his career in the early 1930s as a piano accompanist for ballroom dancers. He played piano in the orchestra pit for the musical Girl Crazy from 1930 to 1931.
Edens succumbed to cancer on July 13, 1970 in Hollywood. Edens' career is a stunning success story, the more remarkable because his achievements came in an era of widespread homophobia.
