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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.