Luther Lincoln Henderson Jr. Net Worth is $1.2 Million
Luther Lincoln Henderson Jr. Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
He graduated from The Juilliard School of Music in New York City in 1942. He composed the orchestrations for the dance numbers for the original broadway production of "Flower Drum Song" which was composed by Jule Styne and Richard Rogers. He adapted the music of Fats Waller for the original broadway production of "Ain't Misbehavin'" and served as ...
Melanie Henderson, Luther L. Henderson, III, Denson B. Henderson
Parents
Florence Black, Luther Henderson
Awards
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations
Nominations
Tony Award for Best Orchestrations, Tony Award for Best Original Score, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Broadway Musical, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction
Movies
The Slams, Recess
Star Sign
Pisces
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Trademark
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Noted for his wearing of skipper's caps; and he always sported a goatee
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Fact
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Recipient of a Jazz Masters Award from the USA's National Endowment for the Arts in 2004.
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Melanie Henderson, 3rd child
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Luther Lincoln Henderson III, 2nd child
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Denson Henderson, first born son
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He and director-actress wife Billie Allen won Pioneer Awards at the Audelco "VIV" Awards 18 November 2002.
He has arranged over 100 songs for The Canadian Brass.
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He was a staff orchestrator for The U. S. Navy School of Music, Washington, D. C. from 1944-1946.
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He was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award: in 1992, collaborating on music with 'Jelly Roll Morton' and with lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, as Best Score (Musical) for "Jelly's Last Jam;" and in 1997 for Best Orchestrations for "Play On!".
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Great Performances
2000
TV Series orchestrator - 1 episode
The Miss Teen USA Pageant
1983
TV Special musical director
Ain't Misbehavin'
1982
TV Movie music arranger / musical director / orchestrator
Summer in New York
1960
TV Movie composer: "Purple Goatee" ballet music / musical director
The Polly Bergen Show
TV Series musical director - 17 episodes, 1957 - 1958 musical supervision - 1 episode, 1958
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004
Documentary writer: "High Society"
Great Performances
TV Series 1 episode, 2004 performer - 1 episode, 1999
The 46th Annual Tony Awards
1992
TV Special music: "That's How You Jazz"
Quartet
1981
arranger: "The 509", "Full Time Lover"
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ain't Misbehavin'
1982
TV Movie
The Piano Player
Time for Joya!
1970
TV Series
The Professor
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Slams
1973
Recess
1969
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Great Performances
1992-1999
TV Series
Himself
The 51st Annual Tony Awards
1997
TV Special
Himself - Nominee: Best Orchestrations
American Masters
1996
TV Series documentary
Himself
Working in the Theatre
1992
TV Series documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
2009
Video documentary
Himself
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1982
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction
Ain't Misbehavin' (1982)
Known for movies
Ain't Misbehavin' (1982) as Music Department
Summer in New York (1960) as Music Department
The Polly Bergen Show (1957-1958) as Music Department
The Miss Teen USA Pageant (1983) as Music Department
$1.2 Million