W. Franke Harling

W. Franke Harling

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1887-01-18
Deathday: 1958-11-22 (71 years old)

Biography

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W. Franke Harling (January 18, 1887 – November 22, 1958) was a composer of film scores, operas, and popular music.


Born William Franke Harling in London, he was educated at the Grace Choir Church School in New York City. After working as an organist and choir director at the Church of the Resurrection in Brussels, he spent two years at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and composed both its hymn, called "The Corps," and its official march, "West Point Forever." In 1918, Harling contributed incidental music to the Broadway production of the 1898 play Pan and the Young Shepherd by Maurice Hewlett. In 1926, he collaborated with Laurence Stallings on Deep River, a voodoo-themed opera set in New Orleans in 1835. It opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on October 4 and ran for 32 performances.


Harling began his Hollywood career in 1928. His film credits include The Vagabond King, This Is the Night, So Big!, A Bill of Divorcement, Blonde Venus, A Farewell to Arms, The Bitter Tea of General Yen, Monte Carlo, Souls at Sea, and Penny Serenade.


Harling won the Academy Award for Best Music Scoring for Stagecoach (1939) and was nominated for Souls at Sea (1937) and Three Russian Girls (1944).


Harling's popular songs include "Beyond the Blue Horizon" (with Richard A. Whiting) popularized by Jeanette MacDonald in 1930 and Lou Christie thirty years later, and "Sing, You Sinners", originally performed by Lillian Roth in 1930 and a hit for Tony Bennett in 1950.


Harling won the Bispham Memorial Medal Award for his jazz-oriented opera A Light from St. Agnes.


Harling died in Sierra Madre, California and is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills.

Filmography

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Movies 57

Director 1

Original Music Composer
Blondie in Society

Blondie in Society (1941)

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Original Music Composer
Riders of Death Valley

Riders of Death Valley (1941)

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Original Music Composer
Peter Ibbetson

Peter Ibbetson (1935)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Music Director
One More River

One More River (1934)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Keyhole

The Keyhole (1933)

Movie
Original Music Composer
A Farewell to Arms

A Farewell to Arms (1932)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Crash

The Crash (1932)

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Original Music Composer
A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement (1932)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Blonde Venus

Blonde Venus (1932)

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Original Music Composer
Winner Take All

Winner Take All (1932)

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Original Music Composer
Two Seconds

Two Seconds (1932)

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Original Music Composer
This Is the Night

This Is the Night (1932)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Shanghai Express

Shanghai Express (1932)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Broken Lullaby

Broken Lullaby (1932)

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Original Music Composer
The False Madonna

The False Madonna (1931)

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Original Music Composer
Stranger in Town

Stranger in Town (1931)

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Original Music Composer
Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet (1931)

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Original Music Composer
The Right to Love

The Right to Love (1930)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Songs
Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo (1930)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Love Parade

The Love Parade (1930)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Behind the Make-Up

Behind the Make-Up (1930)

Movie
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Original Music Composer
The Kibitzer

The Kibitzer (1930)

Movie

Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1887-01-18

Deathday
1958-11-22 (71 years old)

Birth Name
William Franke Harling

Birth Place
London, England, UK

Citizenships
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United States of America

Also Known As
William Franke Harling, W. Frank Harling, Franke W. Harling, Franke Harling, Frank Harling

Awards
Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment

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