Ray Heindorf (b. 25 August1908, Haverstraw, New York, d. 2 February1980Tarzana, California) was a songwriter, composer, conductor, and arranger who was nominated for 18 Academy Awards between 1943 and 1969, he won three. August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Haverstraw is the name of two locations in Rockland County, New York: the Town of Haverstraw the Village of Haverstraw There is also a village of West Haverstraw. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Tarzana is a community in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. ... A songwriter is someone who writes, in part or in full, the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Conductor can mean different things in different contexts: In science and engineering, a conductor is material which contains movable electric charges in which an electric current can be produced. ... In popular music an arrangement is a setting of a piece of music, which may have been composed by the arranger or by someone else. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...
He composed and/or arranged and conducted music exclusively for Warner Brothers films for nearly forty years. Warner Bros. ...
I then retold part of Ray's story to the young scholars because I believe that he was a great example of someone who created success in the face of adversity, and his life might help them deal with some of the obstacles they were sure to face in the future.
RayHeindorf was raised in Mechanicville, graduating from the local high school in 1926.
Ray was good at what he did; in fact, some say that he was so good that many people paid their nickel (the usual entrance fee) to hear Ray rather than pay attention to the movie.
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