Henryk Wars

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Henryk Wars

Henryk Wars (born Henryk Warszawski, after 1947 Henry Vars; 29 December 1902 – 1 September 1977) was a Polish composer. He composed scores for 50 films during the interwar period in Poland and 60 more in the United States. He composed dozens of hits for revue-theatres and films including Miłość ci wszystko wybaczy (Love Will Forgive You Everything) sung by Hanka Ordonówna, Umówiłem się z nią na dziewiątą (I Have a Date with Her at Nine) and Sex Appeal sung by Eugeniusz Bodo, Ach, jak przyjemnie (Ah, How Lovely!) and Już nie zapomnisz mnie (Now, You Will Remember Me) sung by Aleksander Żabczyński. Wars also composed a symphony, now obscure though available on the Internet, as is his Piano Concerto of 1948. After emigrating to the United States in 1947, he changed his name to Henry Vars. He was a friend of John Wayne.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 29, 1902 (Warsaw), Died September 1, 1977 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1948

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-031508	10-in.	1/17/1939	Jedna jedyna	Mieczyslaw Fogg	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-031518	10-in.	1/18/1939	Prawdziwa milosc	Mieczyslaw Fogg	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-031519	10-in.	1/18/1939	Zapomniana melojda	Mieczyslaw Fogg	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-031520	10-in.	1/18/1939	Ach, jak przyjemnie!	Mieczyslaw Fogg	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-073762	10-in.	3/27/1942	Tylko we Lwowie	Jam Kulesza ; Wesoła Piątka	Instrumental quintet, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	D8VB-3403	10-in.	5/6/1948	Sleep my child	Dennis Day	Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus	songwriter

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wars, Henryk," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116841.

Wars, Henryk. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116841.

"Wars, Henryk." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.