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Robert Russell Bennett

Pianist / Composer | * 06/15/1894 († 87, 08/18/1981) | Kansas City, Kansas (United States of America (USA))
Robert Russell Bennett (June 15, 1894 – August 18, 1981) 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 special Tony Awards recognizing his orchestrations for Broadway shows. Early in his career, he was often billed as Russell Bennett. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Romance / Love | Music | Drama

Known for these Movies & Shows

Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she wo ...

The King and I

G

1956 | 3.6/5 | 2h 13min
Drama, Romance / Love, Adventure, Music
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This joyous celebration of frontier life combines tender romance and violent passion in the Oklahoma Territory of the 1900s with a timeless score filled with unforgettable songs. Rodgers and Hammerste ...

Oklahoma!

G

1955 | 3.3/5 | 2h 25min
Western, Music, Romance / Love
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An outbreak of cholera threatens a luxury liner in this surprisingly low-budget melodrama from RKO. En route from Shanghai to San Francisco, chief engineer Crusher McKay (Victor McLaglen) and shipboar ...

Pacific Liner

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1939 | 2.6/5 | 1h 16min
Adventure, Action
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Early NBC series showcasing compilation films - documentaries made from existing archival footage. Patterned on the successful Victory at Sea, it employed fast-paced editing, music, and narration. Con ...

Project XX

Certification unknown

2024- | 3.0/5
Documentary
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Awards & Nominations for Robert Russell Bennett

Guggenheim Fellowship Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score
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Movies with Robert Russell Bennett as Crew(25)

Sound/Orchestrator2023 Oklahoma!
Sound/Orchestrator2015 The Sound of Music Live!
Sound/Orchestrator2013 The Sound of Music Live!
Sound/Orchestrator2010 South Pacific
Sound/Orchestrator1967 Androcles and the Lion
Sound/Orchestrator1965 Cinderella
Sound/Orchestrator1958 South Pacific
Sound/Orchestrator1957 Cinderella
Sound/Music Arranger1955 Oklahoma!
Sound/Original Music Composer1940 Brigham Young
Sound/Original Music Composer1940 Stage to Chino
Crew/Additional Music1940 Rebecca
Sound/Orchestrator1940 Rebecca
Sound/Original Music Composer1939 5th Ave Girl
Sound/Original Music Composer1939 Intermezzo: A Love Story
Sound/Orchestrator1939 The Spellbinder
Sound/Original Music Composer1939 Twelve Crowded Hours
Sound/Music Director1939 Pacific Liner
Sound/Original Music Composer1938 Joy of Living
Sound/Music Arranger1938 Joy of Living
Sound/Original Music Composer1938 Carefree
Sound/Original Music Composer1938 Annabel Takes a Tour
Sound/Original Music Composer1937 High, Wide and Handsome
Sound/Music Arranger1937 A Damsel in Distress
Sound/Orchestrator1937 Music for Madame

TV Shows/Series with Robert Russell Bennett as Crew(1)

Sound/Orchestrator1957 DuPont Show of the Month

Full Name: Robert Bennett
Born: Friday, 06/15 1894 (June) in Kansas City, Kansas (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 08/18 1981 (August) in New York City (aged: 87)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN)
Record Label: RCA Victor
Student of: Nadia Boulanger
Other names for Robert Russell Bennett (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Robert R. Bennett"
"Russell Bennett"
"Bobby Bennett"
Robert Russell Bennett frequently works together with these people:
Richard Rodgers (16x, Crew)
Oscar Hammerstein II (14x, Crew)
Van Nest Polglase (10x, Crew)
Darrell Silvera (8x, Crew)
Vernon L. Walker (6x, Crew)
Lee S. Marcus (5x, Crew)
Stanley Blystone (4x, Actor)
Albert S. D'Agostino (4x, Crew)
Edward Stevenson (4x, Crew)
Alfred Newman (4x, Crew)
Edward Gargan (4x, Actor)
A.J. Cronin (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:404968, Added: 09/02/2018, Last updated: 04/16/2024