Harold Arlen
Sound · Songs · Original Music Composer · Music
Born Feb 15, 1905 · Buffalo, New York, USA
Active 1933–1986 · Awards: Grammy Trustees Award, Academy Award for Best Original Song, Johnny Mercer Award
No American has written more first-rate songs than Arlen. He grew up in a musical family (his father was a cantor), and disappointed but didn't surprise his parents by dropping out of high school to become a musician.
Filmography
Lydia - MusicThe Wizard of Oz on Ice (1996) - SongsThe Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True (1995) - SongsI Could Go on Singing (1963) - SongsGay Purr-ee (1962) - SongsBloomer Girl (1956) - SongsA Star Is Born (1954) - Original Music ComposerThe Country Girl (1954) - SongsSummer Stock (1950) - SongsMy Blue Heaven (1950) - SongsSlightly French (1949) - SongsCasbah (1948) - Songs · Original Music ComposerEarl Carroll Sketchbook (1946) - SongsOut of This World (1945) - SongsCabin in the Sky (1943) - SongsThe Sky's the Limit (1943) - Original Music Composer · SongsRio Rita (1942) - SongsI Wake Up Screaming (1941) - Additional MusicBlues in the Night (1941) - SongsThe Wizard of Oz (1939) - Original Music ComposerLove Affair (1939) - SongsAt the Circus (1939) - SongsGold Diggers of 1937 (1936) - SongsLet's Fall in Love (1933) - Songs