Background
Warnow was born in Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire) to Jewish parents, and came with them to the United States when he was 9 (Another source says age 5). Warnow grew up in Brooklyn, New New York
Warnow was born in Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire) to Jewish parents, and came with them to the United States when he was 9 (Another source says age 5). Warnow grew up in Brooklyn, New New York
He attended Public School 100 and Eastern District High School, where he was a soloist as a violinist in the school"s orchestra.
Warnow"s superb, smoothly-flowing arrangements made him quite popular during his career. He was the older brother of composer/bandleader Raymond Scott (b Harry Warnow), and is credited with steering his younger (and eventually more famous) brother into a career in music When he was 17, Warnow became the Massel Opera"s musical director
From that, he became the Ziegfeld Follies" musical director
That was followed by a stint as bandleader for the Music Box Revue. Warnow enjoyed a lengthy and versatile career with the Columbia Broadcasting System network.
Warnow conducted the orchestra on the long-running Columbia Broadcasting System radio program Your Hit Parade from 1939 to his death in 1949. A 1941 newspaper article described Warnow as "the busiest man in radio," noting that his conducting duties included not only Your Hit Parade, but Helen Hayes Theatre and We, the People.
He also conducted his orchestras for The Jack Berch Show, the "Matinee Theatre" program, and Editor Wynn"s "Happy Island" program
Warnow also produced a Broadway musical-comedy, What"s Up? (1943-1944). Warnow died October 1, 1949, of a heart attack in Polyclinic Hospital in New York City.
