Dean Elliott(1917-1999)
- Composer
- Music Department
- Producer
Composer, conductor and arranger, educated at the University of
Wisconsin, majoring in music and economics. Throughout college, he was
a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, and directed his own
orchestra. After graduation he joined CBS in Chicago, where he was
staff arranger for WBBM. He has arranged for the orchestras of Benny
Goodman, Paul Whiteman, Harry James, and Les Brown, and also for Frank
Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Eddie Fisher, Martha Tilton, Mel Torme, and
Margaret Whiting, plus others. He directed the Victor Borge radio shows
and the NBC All Star Summer Revue television show, and he co-produced
Mel Torme's radio show. He has made many records.
