Stan Kenton
Actor · Original Music Composer · Music
Born Dec 15, 1911 · Wichita, Kansas, USA
Active 1942–1979 · Awards: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American pianist, composer, and arranger who led a highly innovative, influential, and often controversial American jazz orchestra.
Filmography
The Wedding in Monaco (1956) — MusicGeneral Electric Theater (1953)This Love of Mine (1942) — Band LeaderLet's Make Rhythm (1947) — Stan KentonMedea (1982) — Original Music ComposerTalk About a Lady (1946) — Orchestral LeaderJealous (1942) — piano playerSouthern Scandal (1946) — Stan Kenton and His OrchestraReed Rapture (1942)Music 55 (1955)