Background
Forrell was born Eugene Finkelhor in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, where he attended Allderdice High School and Duquesne University.
Forrell was born Eugene Finkelhor in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, where he attended Allderdice High School and Duquesne University.
Duquesne University.
He left Duquesne for New York City and a scholarship from the Dalcroze School. As a composer and orchestral conductor he worked in theater, dance, and television He wrote the soundtrack to New York, New York — A Day in New York, 1957, filmed by Francis Thompson.
He served as a musical director in Europe and America.
In England he conducted the Alexandra Choral Society, the Enfield Grand Opera, the English Sinfonia, and the English National Orchestra. He also wrote commercial jingles.
Foreign several years he conducted and recorded the popular Firestone Christmas albums. Forrell died September 21, 2005, at his home in New New York
Forrell was also a longtime board member of the Musicians Foundation.