Charles E. Henderson

Charles Edward Henderson (19 January 1907 – 7 March 1970) was a songwriter, arranger, vocal coach and lyricist. He and Alfred Newman were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) in 1945 for State Fair.

Henderson was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Laguna Beach, California.

Notable works

 * Fantasia (1940) (choral arrangements for the Ave Maria sequence)
 * Dumbo (1941) (vocal arrangements for "Song of the Roustabouts")
 * Bambi (1942) (choral arrangements)
 * The Bishop's Wife (1947) (vocal director)
 * The Enemy Below (1957) (vocal supervisor)
 * The Music Man (1962) (vocal arranger)
 * "Deep Night" (composer)
 * "The Right Kind" (composer)


 * Broadway theatre
 * Blackouts of 1949 (1949); music also by Royal Foster


 * Film music
 * The Rage of Paris (1938)

Books

 * Henderson, Charles, with Charles Palmer (1939). How to Sing for Money: The Art and Business of Singing Popular Songs Professionally. Hollywood, Calif.: G Palmer Putnam..