BENNETT, ROBERT RUSSELL. Broadway’s pri mary orchestrator of the golden era; b. Kansas City, Missouri, ; d. New York, New York, .
The influence of the Broadway musical extends beyond Times Square. Robert Russell Bennett was one of its most influential talents, one whose work reached thousands of people. In all, it was estimated that he worked on over 300 Broadway shows, from Daffydill (1922) to The Grass Harp (1971). The sounds he introduced...