Roger Edens
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Roger Edens was an American composer, arranger, and producer best known for his influential work on classic MGM musicals in Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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| Roger Edens canonical | 10 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
arranger
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composer ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
Hollywood Golden Age
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Golden Age of Hollywood
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| familyName | Edens ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film music
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
film musical
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popular music ⓘ |
| givenName | Roger ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Roger Edens self-link ⓘ |
| notableAward |
Academy Award for Best Original Song
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Academy Award for Best Original Song (shared, "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe")
Academy Award for Best Adapted Song Score ⓘ
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Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture (shared, "Annie Get Your Gun")
Academy Award for Best Adapted Song Score ⓘ
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Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture (shared, "Easter Parade")
Academy Award for Best Adapted Song Score ⓘ
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Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture (shared, "Gigi")
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special ⓘ
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Primetime Emmy Award (shared, for television musical specials)
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| notableRole |
key creative figure in MGM Freed Unit
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musical associate for producer Arthur Freed ⓘ vocal arranger and coach for Judy Garland ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Star Is Born (1954 film)
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood ⓘ
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Abbott and Costello in Hollywood
Annie Get Your Gun (1950 film) ⓘ
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Annie Get Your Gun
Babes in Arms ⓘ
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Babes in Arms (1939 film)
Babes on Broadway ⓘ Born to Dance ⓘ Brigadoon ⓘ
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Brigadoon (1954 film)
Broadway Melody of 1940 ⓘ Broadway Rhythm ⓘ Deep in My Heart (1954 film) ⓘ Easter Parade ⓘ For Me and My Gal ⓘ Fred Astaire MGM musicals (as musical associate) ⓘ Funny Face ⓘ Gene Kelly MGM musicals (as musical associate) ⓘ Gigi ⓘ Girl Crazy (1943 film) ⓘ Give a Girl a Break ⓘ Holiday in Mexico ⓘ In the Good Old Summertime ⓘ Judy Garland MGM musicals (as vocal arranger and coach) ⓘ Judy at Carnegie Hall (as musical consultant/arranger) ⓘ Jupiter's Darling ⓘ Lady, Be Good ⓘ
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Lady Be Good (1941 film)
Les Girls ⓘ Lili ⓘ
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Lili (1953 film)
Lovely to Look At ⓘ Luxury Liner ⓘ MGM Freed Unit ⓘ
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MGM Freed Unit musicals
Meet Me in St. Louis ⓘ Nancy Goes to Rio ⓘ On the Town ⓘ Presenting Lily Mars ⓘ Rosalie (1937 film) ⓘ Royal Wedding ⓘ Silk Stockings ⓘ
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Silk Stockings (1957 film)
Singin' in the Rain ⓘ Small Town Girl (1953 film) ⓘ Strike Up the Band (1940 film) ⓘ Strike Up the Band (1940 film) ⓘ
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Strike Up the Band (stage arrangements for film)
Summer Stock ⓘ Texas Carnival ⓘ The Band Wagon ⓘ The Barkleys of Broadway ⓘ The Belle of New York ⓘ The Harvey Girls ⓘ The Pirate (1948 film) ⓘ The Toast of New Orleans ⓘ The Unsinkable Molly Brown (as music associate) ⓘ The Wizard of Oz ⓘ
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The Wizard of Oz (uncredited musical contributions)
Thousands Cheer ⓘ Three Little Words ⓘ
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Three Little Words (1950 film)
Till the Clouds Roll By ⓘ Two Weeks with Love ⓘ Words and Music (1948 film) ⓘ Ziegfeld Follies (1945 film) ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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composer ⓘ film producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hollywood
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Los Angeles ⓘ |
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