Biography
Earl Hawley Robinson (July 2, 1910 – July 20, 1991) was a composer, arranger and folk music singer-songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Robinson is remembered for his music, including the cantata "Ballad for Americans" and songs such as "Joe Hill" and "Black and White", which expressed his left-leaning political views. He wrote many popular songs and music for Hollywood films, including his collaboration with Lewis Allan on the 1940s hit "The House I Live In" from the Academy Award winning film of the same name. He was a member of the Communist Party from the 1930s to the 1950s.
The jazz clarinetist Perry Robinson (1938–2018) was his son.
Filmography
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Movies 14
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I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson (1990)
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Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy in the Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile (1979)
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Huckleberry Finn (1975)
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The Great Man's Whiskers (1972)
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Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (1971)
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Muscle Beach (1948)
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The Man from Texas (1948)
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The Roosevelt Story (1947)
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The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
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Hell-Bent for Election (1944)
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The Negro Soldier (1944)
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A Picket
United Action Means Victory (1939)
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People of the Cumberland (1937)
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Lt. Blake
The Air Circus (1928)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1910-07-02
Deathday1991-07-20 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceSeattle, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship
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