Robert Russell Bennett
Orchestrator, Composer
1894 – 1981
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Who was Robert Russell Bennett?
Robert Russell Bennett was an American composer and arranger, best known for his orchestration of many well-known Broadway and Hollywood musicals by other composers such as Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, and Richard Rodgers. In 1957 and 2008, Bennett received Tony Awards recognizing his orchestrations for Broadway shows. Early in his career he was often billed as Russell Bennett.
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- Born
- Jun 15, 1894
Kansas City - Also known as
- Rocert Russell Bennett
- Russell Bennett
- Parents
- Spouses
- Louise Bennett
(1919/12/26 - )
- Louise Bennett
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Missouri
- Manhattan
( - 1981/08/18)
- Died
- Aug 18, 1981
Manhattan
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on July 23, 2013
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