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".
Jan 31, 2006 · Avid Baylor supporter Roger Edens died Monday, Jan. 30, of Alzheimer's disease. He was 91. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, at Lake Shore Baptist Church, with burial preceding the service at 10 a.m. at Oakwood Cemetery.
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
Jan 1, 1995 · Roger Edens was a musician, composer, and producer who worked on many MGM musicals, including The Wizard of Oz and An American in Paris. He won three Academy Awards and died in 1970.
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
Roger Edens. An important American arranger - and later - producer from the 1930s through to the '50s. Read Full Biography.
Edens is considered to be the single most important creative musical figure from the end of the 1930s until the beginning of the 1960s. While at MGM he work with many top musical performers including the young Judy Garland, of whom he was her original trainer, overseer and a personal friend.
