Theodore Bendix

Bendix (July 25, 1862 – January 15, 1935) was an American composer, classical violinist, musical director, and opera conductor.

Bendix worked with numerous theaters and opera companies and was a musical director and composer with Florenz Ziegfeld, Henry Wilson Savage, Klaw and Erlanger.

[1] He was the son of German-born Jewish parents, Bertha (née Tobias) and William Bendix, a composer.

[1][6][3] In 1872, his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio where his father was the orchestra leader at the Euclid Avenue Opera House.

[5][6][8] In the early 20th century, Carl Fischer Music published and distributed a collection of Bendix's compositions for use with silent films.

[8] Bendix was a conductor for Florenz Ziegfeld, Henry Wilson Savage, and Klaw and Erlanger and also co-composed songs for their productions.

[3][5] He was a member of the Musicians Union and The Lambs, a social club in New York City for people involved in theater.

[3] Late in life, Bendix lived in the Percy Williams Home for Retired Actors and Actresses in East Islip, New York.

[1][3] He died on January 15, 1935, at the South Side Hospital in Bay Shore, New York after failing to recover from a surgical procedure performed two weeks prior.