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