• 1910 – David Rose, English-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1990)

David Rose


Rose in 1946

Background information
Birth name: David Daniel Rose
Born: June 15, 1910; London, England
Died: August 23, 1990 (aged 80); Burbank, California, U.S.

David Daniel Rose (June 15, 1910 – August 23, 1990) was a British-born American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, and orchestra leader. His best known compositions were "The Stripper", "Holiday for Strings", and "Calypso Melody". He also wrote music for many television series, including It's a Great Life, The Tony Martin Show, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven, Bonanza, Leave It to Beaver, and Highway Patrol, some under the pseudonym Ray Llewellyn. Rose's work as a composer for television programs earned him four Emmys. In addition, he was musical director for The Red Skelton Show during its 21-year run on the CBS and NBC networks. He was a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the national fraternity for men in music.

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Personal life


Rose with one of his miniature trains in 1959


Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6514 Hollywood Blvd

Rose was married on October 8, 1938, to actress Martha Raye. The couple divorced on May 19, 1941.

Rose married for a second time, on July 28, 1941, to actress and singer Judy Garland. They had no children, though Garland, according to biographer Gerald Clarke, underwent at least one abortion during the marriage, at the insistence of her mother, her husband, and her motion picture studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Garland and Rose divorced in 1944.

He had two daughters with his third wife, Betty Bartholomew (m. 1948 until his death in 1990). His granddaughter is singer-songwriter Samantha James.

Rose was a live steam hobbyist, with his own backyard railroad.

Death

Rose died of a heart attack in Burbank, California, at the age of 80. He was buried in Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Hollywood Hills, California.

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Classic TV Theme: Highway Patrol (Broderick Crawford)

David Gideon
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12,092 views Dec 27, 2020
One of tv's seminal cop shows, it premiered in 1955 and ran for over 150 episodes. The technical jargon, the cars, the location shooting, and the imposing presence of Broderick Crawford all played their parts in making this a iconic example of early television at its best. It's noteworthy that back in 1955 the show was using the technique of including scenes from the current episode as part of the opening title sequence, something that 'I Spy' and 'Mission Impossible' would do roughly a decade later.
Most baby boomers will recognize the Highway Patrol march in an instant, but its authorship is obscured by the use of a pseudonym. 'Ray Llewellyn' may have been an aka for David Rose (who wrote the 'Bonanza' theme) or possibly another composer who was under contract to a rival company. There's a fuller discussion of this controversy here:
https://www.classicthemes.com/50sTVThemes/mysteriesOfTVM.html

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DAVID ROSE "THE STRIPPER"

Terry Bangley
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705,803 views Feb 10, 2016
DAVID ROSE "THE STRIPPER”
This song was actually recorded in 1958 and shelved , in 1962 Rose recorded “Ebb Tide” and the record company needed a “b side” Rose was out of town so they sent an office boy to find a b side, he searched thru a box of recordings and choose this song because he liked it, and the rest is history.

Spike Jones & His City Slickers - Holiday for Strings

Uncle Waldemar
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64,211 views Sep 3, 2016
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