Background
Bennett, Robert Russell was born on June 15, 1894 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of George Robert and May (Bradford) Bennett.
Bennett, Robert Russell was born on June 15, 1894 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of George Robert and May (Bradford) Bennett.
Studied with Carl Busch and Nadia Boulanger, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, London, for 5 years.
Played violin, piano and trombone, Kansas City, 1908-1916; copyist, orchestrator, composer of music, New York City, 1916-1926; composer and conductor, Europe, 1926-1929, 32; composer and conductor, Hollywood, California, 1935-1940; composer, conductor and commentator, various radio stations, New York City, from 1940; composer and conductor, various tv films, from 1950.
Member American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, National Association American Composers and Conductors (president 1947), Bohemians (vice president 1950), Tennis Club (Los Angeles), West Side Tennis (New York M C.
Married Louise Edgerton Merrill, December 29, 1919. 1 child, Jean.