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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 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 (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 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.
Film producer, songwriter, music arranger, and director. One of Hollywood's unsung talents, he was involved with dozens of popular musicals in a variety of jobs. Born in Hillsboro, Texas ... From: Edens, Roger in The Oxford Companion to the American Musical ».
Roger Edens was the single most important creative musical figure at MGM -- and, possibly, in Hollywood -- from the end of the 1930s until the beginning of the '60s.
