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Roger Edens(1905-1970)

  • Music Department
  • Producer
  • Composer
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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.
BornNovember 9, 1905
DiedJuly 13, 1970(64)
BornNovember 9, 1905
DiedJuly 13, 1970(64)
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  • Won 3 Oscars
    • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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Known for

Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, and Vera-Ellen in On the Town (1949)
On the Town
7.3
  • Music Department(music by)
  • 1949
Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and Paul Whiteman in Strike Up the Band (1940)
Strike Up the Band
6.8
  • Music Department
  • 1940
Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face (1957)
Funny Face
7.0
  • Music Department(additional music)
  • 1957
Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Singin' in the Rain
8.3
  • Producer(uncredited)
  • 1952

Credits

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Music Department

  • Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face (1957)
    Funny Face
    7.0
    • composer: additional music
    • 1957
  • Judy Garland and James Mason in A Star Is Born (1954)
    A Star Is Born
    7.5
    • music supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
    The Ed Sullivan Show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • special material
    • 1954
  • Jane Greer and Howard Keel in Desperate Search (1952)
    Desperate Search
    5.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
    Annie Get Your Gun
    6.9
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, and Vera-Ellen in On the Town (1949)
    On the Town
    7.3
    • additional songs: music by
    • 1949
  • Fred Astaire and Judy Garland in Easter Parade (1948)
    Easter Parade
    7.3
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in The Pirate (1948)
    The Pirate
    6.8
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • June Allyson and Peter Lawford in Good News (1947)
    Good News
    6.7
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
    Till the Clouds Roll By
    6.3
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer in Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
    Yolanda and the Thief
    5.9
    • music supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Lucille Ball in Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
    Ziegfeld Follies
    6.4
    • musical adapter
    • 1945
  • Judy Garland, Tom Drake, and Margaret O'Brien in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
    Meet Me in St. Louis
    7.5
    • musical adaptation
    • 1944
  • Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and Tommy Dorsey in Girl Crazy (1943)
    Girl Crazy
    6.8
    • music adaptor
    • 1943
  • Gene Kelly and Kathryn Grayson in Thousands Cheer (1943)
    Thousands Cheer
    6.2
    • vocal arranger (uncredited)
    • 1943

Producer

  • Walter Matthau and Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
    Hello, Dolly!
    7.0
    • associate producer
    • 1969
  • The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
    The Unsinkable Molly Brown
    6.6
    • associate producer
    • 1964
  • Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, and Martha Raye in Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
    Billy Rose's Jumbo
    6.1
    • associate producer
    • 1962
  • Startime (1959)
    Startime
    6.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959
  • Designing Woman (1957)
    Designing Woman
    6.7
    • segment producer (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face (1957)
    Funny Face
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Dan Dailey, Dolores Gray, and Michael Kidd in It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
    It's Always Fair Weather
    7.0
    • associate producer (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Deep in My Heart (1954)
    Deep in My Heart
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1954
  • Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse in Brigadoon (1954)
    Brigadoon
    6.8
    • associate producer (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse in The Band Wagon (1953)
    The Band Wagon
    7.4
    • associate producer
    • 1953
  • Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    Singin' in the Rain
    8.3
    • associate producer (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Fred Astaire and Vera-Ellen in The Belle of New York (1952)
    The Belle of New York
    6.1
    • associate producer (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron in An American in Paris (1951)
    An American in Paris
    7.1
    • associate producer (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Ava Gardner, Kathryn Grayson, and Howard Keel in Show Boat (1951)
    Show Boat
    6.8
    • associate producer (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
    Annie Get Your Gun
    6.9
    • associate producer (uncredited)
    • 1950

Composer

  • Get Aboard! The Band Wagon (2005)
    Get Aboard! The Band Wagon
    7.1
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, and Martha Raye in Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
    Billy Rose's Jumbo
    6.1
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Minna Gombell, Howard Keel, Charles Mauu, and Esther Williams in Pagan Love Song (1950)
    Pagan Love Song
    5.8
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Esther Williams in Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
    Take Me Out to the Ball Game
    6.6
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Lucille Ball in Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
    Ziegfeld Follies
    6.4
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Judy Garland, Tom Drake, and Margaret O'Brien in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
    Meet Me in St. Louis
    7.5
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Cabin in the Sky (1943)
    Cabin in the Sky
    7.1
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in For Me and My Gal (1942)
    For Me and My Gal
    7.0
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Judy Garland in Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
    Little Nellie Kelly
    6.4
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1940

Personal details

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  • Born
    • November 9, 1905
    • Hillsboro, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • July 13, 1970
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Portrayals

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    When "The Sound of Music" was first announced by 20th Century-Fox to be directed by William Wyler, Edens was to be Associate Producer. It was Edens who thought up the opening shot of the camera coming over the alps to reveal Julie Andrews coming up over the hill singing "The Hills are alive with The Sound of Music." Although Wyler chose not to direct, Edens' brilliant opening concept was kept in by Robert Wise.
  • Quotes
    [on Busby Berkeley] You had to watch Berkeley. He was such an expert technician that a number could get totally lost in images.

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