- Max Bendix
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Max Bendix (1866–1945) was an American composer, conductor, and violinist; he worked for many years with Theodore Thomas, and served for a time as concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera orchestra. He wrote a number of works for orchestra and some incidental music as well as songs. He was a native of Detroit, Michigan
He is sometimes listed as the father of actor William Bendix, but this is inaccurate.
References
- Howard, John Tasker (1939). Our American Music: Three Hundred Years of It. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company.
Categories:- 1866 births
- 1945 deaths
- American composers
- People from Detroit, Michigan
- American composer, 19th century birth stubs
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