Personal Life
Census records from 1930 show that Heindorf lived with bandleader and composer Arthur Lange, who was nearly 20 years his senior, in the Hollywood Hills.
Heindorf died in Tarzana, California, aged 71, and reputedly was buried with his favorite conducting baton.
Heindorf's son, Michael, was also a film composer.
Heindorf was survived by three children and four grandchildren. His widow, Lorraine, died 2009.
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