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Henderson, Fletcher Hamilton
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television show 1949-50. Author of book How to Sing for Money. Songs: "Deep Night"; "So Beats My Heart for You"; "Carefree"; "This is a Chance of a Lifetime." Home: 945 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y.
Henderson, Fletcher Hamilton, com­poser, b. Cuthbert, Ga., Dec. 18, 1897. ASCAP 1948. Conductor and arranger for popular orchestras. Songs: "Stampede ; "It's Wearing Me Down"; "No Babv No"; "Down South Camp Meeting'; "Wrappin It Up." Home: New York, N.Y. Ad­dress: c/o ASCAP.
Henderson, Ray, composer, pianist; b. Buffalo, N.Y., Dec. 1, 1896. ASCAP 1923 (director, 1942-51). Educ: piano with father, who played several instruments; public schools, Buffalo; music, with private tutors and Chicago Cons, of Music. Musical activities as youngster; at eight com­posed melodies on piano; concerts; played organ and sang in churches; played in dance bands; taught piano. Professional pianist, arranger, New York publishing houses, and vaude­ville accompanist; also vaudeville or­chestra conductor. First published song: "Humming." One of trio of songwriter-publishers and theatrical producers, De Sylva, Brown, and Henderson. Creations include five editions of George White's Scandals; Flying High; Hot-Cha; Hold Every­thing; Follow Thru; Good News. With sale of publishing house, trio to Holly­wood; wrote and produced the mu­sical picture Sunny Side Up, with songs: "Keep Your Sunny Side Up"; "I'm a Dreamer (Aren't We All)"; "If I Had a Talking Picture of You"; "Turn on the Heat." Currently active in New York in publishing firm Brown and Henderson. Wrote 1944 edition of Ziegfeld Follies. Wrote and pro­duced Strike Me Pink. Songs: To­gether"; "That Old Gang of Mine"; "Sitting on Top of the World"; "Ala-
bamy Bound"; "Follow the Swallow"; "Bye, Bye Blackbird"; "Black Bottom"; "Birth of the Blues"; "Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries"; "Lucky Day"; "That's Why Darkies Were Born"; "The Best Things in Life Are Free"; "Good News"; "You're the Cream in my Coffee"; "Button Up Your Over­coat"; "Thank Your Father"; "Broken Hearted"; "It All Depends on You"; "Just a Memory"; "Sonny Boy"; "Let's Call It a Day"; "Strike Me Pink." Home: 28 Glen Washington, Bronx-ville, N.Y.
Hendriks, Francis Milton, composer, pianist; b. New York, N.Y., Nov. 28, 1883. ASCAP 1949. Of musical parent­age. Educ.: Denver public schools. In music with Madam Schubert; Leopold Godowsky, Berlin. Theory with Hugo Kaun. Played various recitals Belgium, England, France, Italy, Spain. Di­rector of piano Wolcott Cons, of Mu­sic; Director of piano Denver College of Music, rec'd Masters Degree. At present, adviser of Musical Group and Director of Civic Music Guild, Santa Monica. Works: Opus No. I, Four Preludes; Twelve Etudes; Spanish Dances tor orchestra; Concerto for Piano and Orchestra; Distant Bells for orchestra; Suite in Four Move­ments; Piano Sonata. Home: Santa Monica, Calif. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Henninger, George R., composer; b. Binghamton, N.Y., March 11, 1895. ASCAP 1947. Educ.: Binghamton, N.Y., public schools, Univ. of Pitts­burgh. Studied piano, organ, composi­tion with Dudley Warner Fitch, James Henry Ford. To Florida for fourteen years; wrote three motion-picture scores: Chloe; Hired Wife; Playthings of Desire. Musical director and or­ganist for theaters and radio stations, St. Petersburg; to New York 1936, free lance organist until 1945, then joined A.B.C. as staff organist. Works: "Old Prairie Wagon"; "Little Darlin'"; "God is Everywhere"; "In Suniland";