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Roger Edens

American composer (1905–1970)
Person human Q1582156

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
November 9, 1905
Date of death
July 13, 1970
Place of birth
Hillsboro
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
film producer, composer, actor, film score composer, screenwriter, producer[13]
Award received
Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score, Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score, Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[14]
Cause of death
cancer[16]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment, Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment, Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score, Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score, Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score, Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score, Academy Award for Best Original Song, Academy Award for Best Original Song[20][21][22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Family name
Edens[17]
Given name
Roger[18]
Manner of death
natural causes[19]
Native language
English[12]
P14750
4AE8-6D2B-5253-0C7D-DA54
Place of burial
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery[10]
Start of work period
1932[24]
Writing language
English[25]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 52
ISNI
0000000116062669
VIAF cluster ID
22338827
Library of Congress authority ID
n88094647
GND ID
173996922
ACMI ID
creators/25028
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
6325
AllMovie person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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American Film Institute person ID
134020
Awards & Winners artist ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
140034267
CINE21 person ID
51035
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
1001913
DAHR artist ID
105860
Danish National Filmography person ID
118591
Discogs artist ID
767010
Elonet person ID
258301
Europeana entity
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FAST ID
1957228
Fandango person ID
185234
Film.ru person ID
rodzher-idens
Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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Handbook of Texas ID
fed16
IMDb ID
nm0249136
IdRef ID
197004733
Internet Broadway Database person ID
81044
Ivi person ID
rodzher-edens
KBR person ID
14634482
Kinobox person ID
103294
Kinopoisk person ID
189477
LdiF person ID
16706
Movie Walker Press person ID
11885
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musicalics composer ID
98061
NL CR AUT ID
xx0157189
NLA Trove people ID
1106978
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810555358905606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX846257
OpenMLOL author ID
246421, 261406
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095742228
PORT person ID
144461
RedBA Granada authority ID
96468
SNAC ARK ID
w6hh9dzk
SecondHandSongs artist ID
73931
Sinemalar person ID
46705
Swedish Film Database person ID
130416
TMDB person ID
13288
WikiTree person ID
Edens-1050
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/ad3f711e-b8c6-4391-8e86-dc16a2c7d3ca
ČSFD person ID
90178

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🔗 Connections
← Producer 9
An American in Paris, Funny Face, On the Town, Annie Get Your Gun, The Harvey Girls, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Show Boat, The Barkleys of Broadway +1 more
Compositions 6
Ziegfeld Follies, Strike Up the Band, Cabin in the Sky, For Me and My Gal, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Little Nellie Kelly
Occupation 6
actor, composer, screenwriter, film producer, producer, film score composer
Mb:composer 2
Our Love Affair, Our Love Affair
Nominated for 2
Academy Award for Best Original Song, Academy Award for Best Original Song
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Roger
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Hillsboro
Place of burial 1
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Roger Edens was born on November 9, 1905[1], in Hillsboro[2]. He died on July 13, 1970[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a film producer[5], composer[6], actor[7], film score composer[8], and screenwriter[9].

FAQs

Where was Roger Edens born?

Roger Edens was born in Hillsboro[2].

Where did Roger Edens die?

Roger Edens passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did Roger Edens do for work?

Roger Edens worked as a film producer[5], composer[6], actor[7], film score composer[8], and screenwriter[9].

What awards did Roger Edens receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[14].

Related Entities

An American in Paris Funny Face Los Angeles United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 4w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
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    Nominated for → Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment, Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment, Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score +5
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