Lennie Hayton

Lennie Hayton

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1908-02-13
Deathday: 1971-04-24 (63 years old)

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Leonard George "Lennie" Hayton (February 14, 1908 – April 24, 1971) was an American musician, composer, conductor and arranger. Hayton's trademark was the wearing of a captain’s hat, which he always wore at a rakish angle.


Hayton was born in New York City, New York, to a Jewish family. The son of a Manhattan restaurateur, he developed a penchant for the piano when six years old, showing unusual interest in the early classics from the rolls of the family player piano. Although neither of his parents was a tutored musician, both were keen followers of the concert hall. Hayton attended many concerts with them. His parents disliked "Jazz" and it was not until Hayton was 16 that he really discovered it. He left high school to become pianist with the Broadway Hotel Orchestra of Cass Hagen, a boyhood friend.


While playing at the Park Central, Hayton was heard by Paul Whiteman and immediately engaged by him in April 1928 as second pianist, playing piano and celeste as well as acting as a part-time arranger. Whilst with the Paul Whiteman orchestra, he played with musicians such as Frankie Trumbauer, Bix Beiderbecke, Red Nichols and Joe Venuti. He also became friendly with Bing Crosby, then a member of The Rhythm Boys. Hayton's involvement with Bing Crosby continued and he was made musical director for the singer's film Going Hollywood (1933) which was a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production. This was to be the start of a major career for Hayton in Hollywood. He continued to work with Crosby on radio (Bing Crosby Entertains) and record for a while but in 1940 he became a musical director for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and guided it through its prime years as forerunner of the movie musical. Up until his retirement from the post in 1953, he racked up four Academy Award nominations: for the Judy Garland musicals The Harvey Girls (1946) and The Pirate (1948). Hayton won the Academy Award for music for On the Town with Roger Edens in 1950.


Lennie Hayton's first marriage was to Helen Maude Gifford, also named Bubs Gelderman, who died in 1943. Lennie Hayton met Lena Horne when both were under contract to MGM and married her in December 1947 in Paris. Throughout the marriage, Hayton also acted as Horne’s music director. Facing the stresses and pressures of an interracial relationship, which was still relatively rare in that time period, Hayton and Horne had a tumultuous marriage. She later admitted in a 1980 Ebony interview she had married Hayton primarily to advance her career, and cross the "color-line" in show business, but had learned to love him very much. Horne and Hayton were separated for most of the 1960s. Always a heavy drinker and smoker, Hayton died of heart disease while separated from Horne, in Palm Springs, California in 1971. He was buried in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California.

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Filmography

all 51

Movies 50

Director 6

TV Shows 1

Original Music Composer
Hello, Dolly!

Hello, Dolly! (1969)

Movie
1
Original Music Composer
Star!

Star! (1968)

Movie
Composer
Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk (1967)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)

TV
Music Director
Easy to Love

Easy to Love (1953)

Movie
Composer
Battle Circus

Battle Circus (1953)

Movie
Music Director
Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Movie
6
Composer
Love Is Better Than Ever

Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)

Movie
Composer
Inside Straight

Inside Straight (1951)

Movie
Composer
Side Street

Side Street (1950)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Music Director
On the Town

On the Town (1949)

Movie
4
Composer
Battleground

Battleground (1949)

Movie
Composer
Any Number Can Play

Any Number Can Play (1949)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Barkleys of Broadway

The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)

Movie
6.73
Music
The Pirate

The Pirate (1948)

Movie
Music Director
Good News

Good News (1947)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Hucksters

The Hucksters (1947)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Living in a Big Way

Living in a Big Way (1947)

Movie
Additional Music
The Secret Heart

The Secret Heart (1946)

Movie
Music Director
The Harvey Girls

The Harvey Girls (1946)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Yolanda and the Thief

Yolanda and the Thief (1945)

Movie
1
Original Music Composer
Maisie Goes to Reno

Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Best Foot Forward

Best Foot Forward (1943)

Movie
Composer
Swing Shift Maisie

Swing Shift Maisie (1943)

Movie
Composer
Salute to the Marines

Salute to the Marines (1943)

Movie
Composer
Pilot #5

Pilot #5 (1943)

Movie
Music
Assignment in Brittany

Assignment in Brittany (1943)

Movie
Music
Whistling in Dixie

Whistling in Dixie (1942)

Movie
Composer
Eyes in the Night

Eyes in the Night (1942)

Movie
Composer
The Greatest Gift

The Greatest Gift (1942)

Movie
Composer
Pierre of the Plains

Pierre of the Plains (1942)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Maisie Gets Her Man

Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)

Movie
Composer
The Woman in the House

The Woman in the House (1942)

Movie
Composer
Further Prophecies of Nostradamus

Further Prophecies of Nostradamus (1942)

Movie
Music
Grand Central Murder

Grand Central Murder (1942)

Movie
Composer
Mokey

Mokey (1942)

Movie
Music
This Time for Keeps

This Time for Keeps (1942)

Movie
Composer
Nazi Agent

Nazi Agent (1942)

Movie
Composer
Dr. Kildare's Victory

Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)

Movie
Music Director
The Vanishing Virginian

The Vanishing Virginian (1942)

Movie
Composer
The Bugle Sounds

The Bugle Sounds (1942)

Movie
Composer
A Yank on the Burma Road

A Yank on the Burma Road (1942)

Movie
Composer
Personalities

Personalities (1942)

Movie
Music
We Must Have Music

We Must Have Music (1942)

Movie
Orchestrator
Johnny Eager

Johnny Eager (1941)

Movie
Composer
Strange Testament

Strange Testament (1941)

Movie
Composer
Married Bachelor

Married Bachelor (1941)

Movie
Composer
Your Last Act

Your Last Act (1941)

Movie
Music
The Big Store

The Big Store (1941)

Movie
3.5
Original Music Composer
Love Crazy

Love Crazy (1941)

Movie
Composer
Ghost Treasure

Ghost Treasure (1941)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1908-02-13

Deathday
1971-04-24 (63 years old)

Birth Name
Leonard George Hayton

Birth Place
New York City, United States of America

Relationships
Lena Horne (1947-01-01 - 1971-01-01)

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Leonard George Hayton, The Lennie Hayton Orchestra

Awards
Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score


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