Actor, Composer, Arranger, Musician. He will be best remembered for composing such classic recordings as, "Harlem Mambo," "Blue Iris," "Blues At Midnight," "Delta Roll," "Guitar Mambo," "Forever Paganini," "Forever Nikki," "Movieville Jazz," and "Jasmine And Jade." He was born one of nine children as Henry J. Beau in Calvary, Wisconsin, to Henry Simon Beau (1874-1949), and his wife Margaret "Maggie" Brost Beau (1878-1933), on March 18, 1911. He was educated locally and attended Fond Du Lac High School in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in 1929. While attending high school he was a Vice-President, Treasurer, a member of the Romance Language Club, and a member of the band and orchestra. He began his music career at the age of fifteen by playing in a touring professional dance orchestra named the Wally Beau Orchestra which was made up of himself, his parents, and his eight siblings, playing numerous different instruments. They played at several different venues in the Midwest during the 1930s and 1940s. His brothers Wally and Harvey, and his sister Marie, was also part of the same group later with other musicians such as Rollie Culver (1908-1984). He later moved to Hollywood, California, where he continued with his interest in music and also appeared in a few films, appeared on television, and worked on the radio. He made his film debut playing a 'Minor Role' in the classic romance war film drama, "From Here To Eternity" (1953). The film which was directed by Fred Zinneman, which was written for the screen by Daniel Taradash, which was based upon the novel by James Jones, and which also starred Frank Sinatra, Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, and Montgomery Clift, tells the story of a U.S. Army base in 1941 Hawaii, where a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his commanding officer's wife and top aide begin a tentative affair. Besides, playing a 'Minor Role' in the classic romance war film drama, "From Here To Eternity" (1953), his many other film credits include, "The Five Pennies" (1959), and "The Gene Krupa Show" (1959). His last film role was playing in the musical romantic comedy film, "Flower Drum Song" (1961). The film which was directed by Henry Koster, which was written for the screen by Joseph Fields, which was based on the novel by C.Y. Lee, which was based on the stage play by Oscar Hammerstein II, and which also starred Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, and Benson Fong, tells the story of a young woman arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown from Hong Kong with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers. He was also the orchestrator for the films, "Angel Baby" (1961), and "State Fair" (1962), musical arrangements for the television special, "Jack Jones On The Move" (1966), and was a musical arranger on two episodes of the television series, "The Danny Kaye Show," from 1966 to 1967. During his impressive musical career, he played the saxophone and a clarinet and he worked as a musician with the orchestras of Red Nichols, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Ray Noble, John Scott Trotter, and Paul Weston, where he became known for his swing clarinet, and he also performed on radio, recording orchestras, and arranged music for the likes of Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour, Frank Sinatra, Giselle MacKenzie, Frankie Laine, Jo Stafford, Dinah Shore, and Doris Day. He joined ASCAP in 1954, and his chief musical collaborators include Axel Stordahl, Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour, and Red Nichols. With musician and actor Frank Sinatra, he wrote the big band arrangement of "Lean Baby," the first single that Frank Sinatra recorded for Capitol Records in 1953. He also ghost-arranged for Axel Stordahl and Billy May on Frank Sinatra's other recordings. With the singer Ella Fitzgerald, his work can be heard on an early version of her recording, "Would You Like To Take A Walk? He also worked with Dave Barbour and his Orchestra, on Decca Records from 1951 onward. He also arranged and conducted for composer Wayne Shanklin on the hit, "The Big Hurt," in 1959, and for Toni Fisher on Signet Records, he arranged and conducted on her Signet LP, and also released an English version of French singer Marguerite Monot's "Milord," as "Your Royal Majesty." He lastly created the Henri Records Label in 1980 and released three albums entitled, "Hollywood Jazz Quartet" (1980), "Blues With Two" (1982, with musical guest Eddie Miller), and "Midnight Clarinet" (1984, with musical guest Bob Havens). Besides, the recording, "Harlem Mambo," "Blue Iris," "Blues At Midnight," "Delta Roll," "Guitar Mambo," "Forever Paganini," "Forever Nikki," "Movieville Jazz," "Jasmine And Jade," "Lean Baby," "Would You Like To Take A Walk?" "The Big Hurt," "Milord," his many other musical credits include, "The Man With The Golden Embouchure," "Tony's Mini," "East Beach Blues," "Flyin' Back To Fond Du Lac," "Ballad For Grace," "Hector's Nectar," "Have Mercy, Percy!" "Scotland Yardbird," "The House On Olvera Street," "In Your Private Eye," "The Three Heads Of Adam," "The Tattooed Street Car Named Baby," "Under The Blowtop," "The Five And A Half Gallon Hat Story," "The Gina Pastrami Cha Cha Cha," "Gullible's Travels," 'Moonset Boulevard," and "The Cool Tin Roof Story," among many others. He continued to be active in music until his death. He passed away following an illness in Burbank, California, on April 19, 1987, at the age of 76, and he was buried in San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, California. He was married to Grace Burleton Beau (1910-1990), in Oakfield, Wisconsin, in 1936, and the couple had two children together including, Marguerite and Claudia.