Ferde Grofé Jr.

Born in Passaic, New Jersey on July 4th 1930, Ferde Grofe Jr. is the son of arranger and composer Ferde Grofe, a fixture is popular orchestral music from the 1920s - 1950's. Trained as an actor, he moved into filmmaking via a period as Columbia Studios Clover Productions as an assistant to legendary producer Sam Katzman, followed by his own forays...