Lehman Engel Biography (1910-c. 1985)

Born September 14, 1910 in Jackson MS; died 1985.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Birth Details
September 14, 1910
Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Famous Works

  • Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; CONDUCTOR
  • Li'l Abner.
  • Shangri-La.
  • Fanny.
  • Wonderful Town.
  • Gilbert & Sullivan Operettas.
  • A Month of Sundays.
  • Bless You All.
  • The Liar.
  • The Consul.
  • Alive and Kicking.
  • That's the Ticket.
  • Macbeth.
  • Bonanza Bound.
  • Call Me Mister.
  • Shadow Play.
  • Der Jasager.
  • Second Hurricane.
  • The Little Dog Laughed.
  • Johnny Johnston.
  • Jamaica.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; COMPOSER FOR BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS
  • Middle of the Night.
  • The Ponder Heart.
  • Julius Caesar.
  • St. Joan.
  • The Wisteria Trees.
  • Signor Chicago.
  • Uniform of Flesh.
  • Golden Ladder.
  • Anne of a Thousand Days.
  • All the Way Home.
  • The Temporary Island.
  • Me and Molly.
  • A Streetcar Named Desire.
  • Yellow Jack.
  • John Gabriel Borkman.
  • Henry VIII.
  • Thunder Rock.
  • A Kiss for Cinderella.
  • Heavenly Express.
  • The Trojan Women.
  • Trial of a Judge.
  • Horse Play.
  • The Emperor's New Clothes.
  • Mme Capet.
  • Midsummer Night's Dream.
  • Comedy of Errors.
  • Shoemakers Holiday.
  • Robin Landing.
  • A Hero Is Born.
  • The Time of Your Life.
  • Family Portrait.
  • Credits; COMPOSER AND CONDUCTOR
  • Dear Judas.
  • The Birds.
  • Macbeth.
  • Hamlet.
  • Everywhere I Roam.
  • Murder in the Cathedral.
  • Within the Gates.
  • Credits; MUSICAL DIRECTOR
  • State Fair musicals, Dallas, TX, 1949-52.
  • Call Me Madame.
  • The Student Prince.
  • The Wizard of Oz.
  • Carousel.
  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
  • Miss Liberty.
  • The Merry Widow.
  • Song of Norway.
  • I Married an Angel.
  • Texas Lil' Darlin.
  • Where's Charlie.
  • Annie Get Your Gun.
  • Desert Song.
  • Roberta.
  • Brigadoon.
  • Maytime.
  • High Button Shoes.
  • Showboat.
  • Chocolate Soldier.
  • Pal Joey.
  • Bittersweet.
  • Look Ma, I'm Dancin'.
  • Bloomer Girl.
  • Rose Marie.
  • Up in Central Park.
  • for the U.S. Navy during World War Two composed and conducted music for:The Seventh Fleet, Report to Judy, The Fleet That Came to Stay, Fury in the Pacific, Well Done; Strange Victory, Target Films; The Hedgerow Story, U.S. Department of State.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; COMPOSER AND CONDUCTOR
  • Taming of the Shrew, NBC, 1956.
  • "Macbeth," Hallmark Hall of Fame.
  • The Soul of the Great Bell, NBC.
  • The Beggars Opera, Columbia Workshop.
  • The Mikado, Ford Foundation, CBS.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO WORK; COMPOSER AND CONDUCTOR
  • Hear It Now, CBS.
  • The Creation, CBS.
  • American Portrait, CBS.
  • Brahm's Requiem, NBC.
  • This Is War, Columbia Workshop, all networks.
  • Michael and Kitty, Canada Dry.
  • Gene Autry Program, CBS.
  • Texaco, CBS.
  • The Beggar's Opera, CBS.
  • The Chaplet, CBS.
  • Second Hurricane, CBS.
  • Madrigal Singers, all networks.
  • Li'l Abner, Victor.
  • Carousel, Victor.
  • Fanny, Victor.
  • Show Boat, Victor.
  • Oh Kay, Columbia.
  • The Prettiest Girl in the World, Victor.
  • Our Common Heritage, Decca.
  • The Pied Piper of Hamlin, Columbia.
  • The Shoemaker and the Elves, Columbia.
  • Barry Wood, Brunswick.
  • The Selfish Giant, Decca.
  • Bach, Gamut.
  • Macbeth, RCA/Victor.
  • The Madrigal Singers, Columbia.
  • Bing Crosby, Decca.
  • Bayou Ballads, Decca.
  • Goldilocks, Columbia.
  • Rose Marie, RCA/Victor.
  • Song Album, RCA/Victor.
  • The Chocolate Soldier, RCA/Victor.
  • Brigadoon, Columbia.
  • Desert Song, RCA/Victor.
  • three albums with Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, RCA/Victor.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK
  • Roogie's Bump, Republic.
  • Honduras, Willard Pictures.
  • Strategic Attack, RKO Pathe.
  • National Defense, RKO Pathe.
  • Berlin Powder Keg, RKO Pathe.
  • Writings
  • BOOKS,PUBLISHED Musical Shows: Planning and Producing, Crown, 1957.
  • Music for the Classical Tragedy, Harold Hammer.
  • Renaissance to Baroque, Harold Hammer, five volumes.
  • Folk Songs, Harold Hammer.
  • Poor Wayfaring Stranger, Mercury Music.
  • Folk Songs, Theodore Presser.
  • Writings;ARTICLES
  • In New York Times, New York Times Magazine, New York Herald Tribune, Theatre Arts, Woman's Home Companion, Chicago Tribune, Musical America, Musical Leader, Modern Musical, Dance Observer, Dallas Morning News.

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