Harold Arlen

Harold Arlen

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1905-02-15
Deathday: 1986-04-23 (81 years old)

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Biography

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. A stint as pianist and singer with a dance band, the Buffalodians, allowed him to escape Buffalo for New York City. Arlen stayed on after the band's demise; after some mostly unsuccessful attempts to conquer vaudeville or Broadway, Arlen stumbled onto a tune that, with lyrics by Ted Koehler, became "Get Happy", his first hit. With Koehler as lyricist, Arlen became the staff composer for Harlem's Cotton Club, a premiere showcase for African-American entertainers such as Cab Calloway and Ethel Waters. They wrote "I've Got the World on a String" and "Ill Wind", among dozens of others. Arlen's second important collaborator was E.Y. Harburg, with whom he composed the score for _Wizard of Oz, The (1939)_, celebrated specialty numbers for Bert Lahr and Groucho Marx, and two Broadway musicals. In the 1940s, Arlen reached the peak of his popularity with his third major partner, Johnny Mercer; most of their hits, such as "Blues in the Night", "My Shining Hour" and "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)", were written for the movies, as Hollywood replaced the stage as the songwriters' most lucrative market. As he aged, Arlen grew increasingly frustrated with Hollywood's waste of material and Broadway's rigmarole; his personal life in this period was also unhappy. His best songs, though, in renditions by performers li ke Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra and later cabaret singers and jazz musicians, have continued to be seen as classics.

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Filmography

all 41

Movies 40

self 3

TV Shows 1

Producer 1

Self
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Berlin Jazz Piano Workshop 1965

Berlin Jazz Piano Workshop 1965 (2007)

Movie
Composer
El Mago de Oz

El Mago de Oz (1985)

Movie
Songs
I Could Go on Singing

I Could Go on Singing (1963)

Movie
Songs
Gay Purr-ee

Gay Purr-ee (1962)

Movie
Songs
Bloomer Girl

Bloomer Girl (1956)

Movie
Songs
The Country Girl

The Country Girl (1954)

Movie
Songs
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born (1954)

Movie
Songs
The Farmer Takes a Wife

The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)

Movie
Songs
Down Among the Sheltering Palms

Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1953)

Movie
Songs
Mr. Imperium

Mr. Imperium (1951)

Movie
Songs
My Blue Heaven

My Blue Heaven (1950)

Movie
Songs
Summer Stock

Summer Stock (1950)

Movie
Songs
The Petty Girl

The Petty Girl (1950)

Movie
Songs
Slightly French

Slightly French (1949)

Movie
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
Original Music Composer / Songs
Casbah

Casbah (1948)

Movie
Songs
Earl Carroll Sketchbook

Earl Carroll Sketchbook (1946)

Movie
Songs
Out of This World

Out of This World (1945)

Movie
Songs
Here Come the Waves

Here Come the Waves (1944)

Movie
Songs
Kismet

Kismet (1944)

Movie
Songs
Youth Runs Wild

Youth Runs Wild (1944)

Movie
Songs
Up in Arms

Up in Arms (1944)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Songs
The Sky's the Limit

The Sky's the Limit (1943)

Movie
Songs
Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky (1943)

Movie
Original Music Composer
They Got Me Covered

They Got Me Covered (1943)

Movie
Songs
Rio Rita

Rio Rita (1942)

Movie
Songs
Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)

Movie
Songs
Blues in the Night

Blues in the Night (1941)

Movie
Additional Music
I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

Movie
Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)

Movie
Songs
At the Circus

At the Circus (1939)

Movie
3.5
Songs / Music
The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Movie
5.77
Songs
Love Affair

Love Affair (1939)

Movie
Songs
Artists & Models

Artists & Models (1937)

Movie
Songs
Gold Diggers of 1937

Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)

Movie
Songs / Music / Music Score Producer
Stage Struck

Stage Struck (1936)

Movie
Songs / Music / Lyricist
The Singing Kid

The Singing Kid (1936)

Movie
Songs
Strike Me Pink

Strike Me Pink (1936)

Movie
Songs
Splendor

Splendor (1935)

Movie
Songs
Let's Fall in Love

Let's Fall in Love (1933)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.91
Based on 506 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1933
1941
1944
1943
2009
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Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1905-02-15

Deathday
1986-04-23 (81 years old)

Birth Name
Hyman Arluck

Birth Place
Buffalo, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
Johnny Mercer Award, Grammy Trustees Award, Academy Award for Best Original Song


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