Ray Heindorf

Personal Info

Know For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-08-25 (72 years old)

Deathday

1980-02-03

Place of Birth

Haverstraw, New York, USA

Ray Heindorf

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ray Heindorf (August 25, 1908 – February 3, 1980) was an American songwriter, composer, conductor, and arranger. Born in Haverstraw, New York, Heindorf worked as a pianist in a movie house in Mechanicville in his early teens. In 1928, he moved to New York City, where he worked as a musical arranger before heading to Hollywood. He gained his first job as an orchestrator at MGM, where he worked on Hollywood Revue of 1929, and subsequently went on the road playing piano for Lupe Vélez. After completing this engagement, he joined Warner Bros., composing and/or arranging and conducting music exclusively for...

Acting

1951

I'll See You in My Dreams

as Orchestra Leader at Kahn Benefit (uncredited)

1954

A Star Is Born

as Movie Premiere Attendee (uncredited)

1951

The Screen Director

as Self (uncredited)

1949

It's a Great Feeling

as Ray Heindorf (uncredited)

Production

1942

The Male Animal

as Orchestrator

1959

Up Periscope

as Music Supervisor

1954

A Star Is Born

as Original Music Composer

1954

Lucky Me

as Music Director

1951

I'll See You in My Dreams

as Music Director

1952

April in Paris

as Music Director

1939

The Roaring Twenties

as Original Music Composer

1941

The Sea Wolf

as Music Arranger

1947

Love and Learn

as Music Arranger

1939

1931

Arrowsmith

as Orchestrator

1953

Blowing Wild

as Music Director

1948

April Showers

as Original Music Composer

1938

1952

The Big Trees

as Music Director

1941

The Great Lie

as Orchestrator

1951

Come Fill the Cup

as Original Music Composer

1951

Come Fill the Cup

as Music Director

1951

A Streetcar Named Desire

as Music Director

1935

Dangerous

as Original Music Composer

1941

The Strawberry Blonde

as Orchestrator

1938

Men Are Such Fools

as Orchestrator

1938

1959

-30-

as Original Music Composer

1934

A Lost Lady

as Original Music Composer

1953

I Confess

as Music Director

1951

Strangers on a Train

as Music Director

1932

Big City Blues

as Original Music Composer

1934

Desirable

as Original Music Composer

1942

Yankee Doodle Dandy

as Original Music Composer

1935

Alibi Ike

as Orchestrator

1933

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

as Orchestrator

1942

Gentleman Jim

as Orchestrator

1948

1950

1945

Wonder Man

as Orchestrator

1945

Wonder Man

as Conductor

1952

1934

Flirtation Walk

as Music Arranger

1932

Crooner

as Original Music Composer

1953

Three Sailors and a Girl

as Original Music Composer

1951

Lullaby of Broadway

as Music Director

1950

The West Point Story

as Music Director

1934

Fashions of 1934

as Music Arranger

1957

The Helen Morgan Story

as Original Music Composer

1955

Pete Kelly's Blues

as Original Music Composer

1954

Young at Heart

as Original Music Composer

1955

Sincerely Yours

as Original Music Composer

1945

Rhapsody in Blue

as Original Music Composer

1972

1776

as Music Supervisor

1972

1776

as Conductor

1950

Backfire

as Music Director

1949

It's a Great Feeling

as Original Music Composer

1938

Gold Diggers in Paris

as Original Music Composer

1948

Adventures of Don Juan

as Music Supervisor

1951

Storm Warning

as Music Director

1937

Ready, Willing and Able

as Music Arranger

1941

Honeymoon for Three

as Orchestrator

1936

Stage Struck

as Music Arranger

1947

My Wild Irish Rose

as Original Music Composer

1950

The West Point Story

as Original Music Composer

1944

Up in Arms

as Music Arranger

1944

Up in Arms

as Conductor

1935

Sweet Music

as Music Arranger

1946

Cinderella Jones

as Orchestrator

1941

Four Mothers

as Orchestrator

1939

Four Wives

as Orchestrator

1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

as Orchestrator

1936

Colleen

as Music Arranger

1933

Footlight Parade

as Music Arranger

1935

Gold Diggers of 1935

as Music Arranger

1950

The Damned Don't Cry

as Music Director

1933

Secrets

as Orchestrator

1959

The Young Philadelphians

as Music Supervisor

1935

Broadway Gondolier

as Music Arranger

1934

Murder in the Clouds

as Original Music Composer

1941

Flight from Destiny

as Music Arranger

1933

The Kennel Murder Case

as Orchestrator

1968

Finian's Rainbow

as Original Music Composer

1932

Three on a Match

as Music Arranger

1956

Serenade

as Original Music Composer

1956

Serenade

as Music Director

1935

Go Into Your Dance

as Orchestrator

1943

The Hard Way

as Music Arranger

1932

Central Park

as Music

1951

Goodbye, My Fancy

as Music Director

1948

1940

1936

The Singing Kid

as Music Arranger

1954

A Star Is Born

as Music Director

1953

Calamity Jane

as Music Director

1941

Affectionately Yours

as Orchestrator

1950

Tea for Two

as Music Director

1939

Daughters Courageous

as Orchestrator

1940

Castle on the Hudson

as Music Arranger

1940

1939

Invisible Stripes

as Orchestrator

1946

The Man I Love

as Music Arranger

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