Henry Beau(1911-1987)
- Music Department
- Actor
Composer, arranger and musician, he was educated in high school, and
was one of nine children in the family who toured with a professional
orchestra. He was a musician with the orchestras of Red Nichols, Tommy
Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Ray Noble, John Scott Trotter, and Paul Weston.
He arranged for and performed with radio and recording orchestras, and
arranged for Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour, Frank Sinatra, Giselle MacKenzie,
Frankie Laine, Dinah Shore, and Doris Day. Joining ASCAP in 1954, his
chief musical collaborators include Axel Stordahl, Peggy Lee, Dave
Barbour, and Red Nichols. His popular-song compositions include "Harlem
Mambo"; "Blue Iris"; "Blues at Midnight"; "Delta Roll"; "Guitar Mambo";
"Forever Paganini"; "Forever Nikki"; and "Jasmine and Jade". His other
works include "Movieville Jazz".
