Luther Henderson

Actor

Date of birth : 03/14/1919

Date of death : 07/29/2003

City of birth : Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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 the music director.