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Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna, December 24, 1893 β September 22, 1981) was an American composer and lyricist. Warren was the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song eleven times and won three Oscars for composing "Lullaby of Broadway", "You'll Never Know" and "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe". He wrote the music for the first blockbuster film musical, 42nd Street, choreographed by Busby Berkeley, with whom he would collaborate on many musical films.
Over a career spanning four decades, Warren wrote more than 800 songs. Other well known Warren hits included "I Only Have Eyes for You", "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby", "Jeepers Creepers", "The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)", "That's Amore", "There Will Never Be Another You", "The More I See You", "At Last" and "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (the last of which was the first gold record in history). Warren was one of America's most prolific film composers, and his songs have been featured in over 300 films.
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Filmography
all 35
Movies 35
self 2
Director 1
42nd Street (2019)
The Happy Ending (1969)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
Honolulu (1939)
Marked Woman (1937)
Colleen (1936)
Shipmates Forever (1935)
Dames (1934)
Footlight Parade (1933)
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
42nd Street (1933)
Over the Top (1918)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1893-12-23
Deathday1981-09-22 (87 years old)
Birth NameSalvatore Antonio Guaragna
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Original Song
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