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Leigh Adrian Harline (March 26, 1907 – December 10, 1969) is an American film composer and songwriter. Biography [ change | change source ] Harline was born in Salt Lake City , Utah to Swedish parents Carl Harlin and Johanna Matilda Petersson.
Leigh Harline (March 26, 1907 – December 10, 1969) was an American award-winning film composer. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Harline worked for various radio stations before joining the Walt Disney Studios in 1932 as arranger and scorer, and won an Academy Award for the song "When You Wish Upon a Star" from Disney's Pinocchio (1940) which would later become Disney's signature theme for his ...
Leigh Harline passed away on December 10, 1969, at the age of sixty-two, in Long Beach from cancer. His early death “robbed Hollywood of a highly capable musician.” 108 The boy from Utah had ...
"When You Wish Upon a Star" is a song written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington for the 1940 Disney animated film Pinocchio, based on the children's fairy tale novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Italian author Carlo Collodi.
Aug 19, 2019 · 1933 also saw the debut of the Studios’ next major composer of the decade, the versatile Leigh Harline. Harline was a university-trained musician with extensive experience in radio. His first Disney songs (and score) were heard in the epic Father Noah’s Ark in early 1933.
Leigh Harline (1907-1969) wrote songs for more than 120 films including many films for Walt Disney Studios. A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, Harline was one of 13 children. His parents were Swedish immigrants who had come to the United States after converting to Mormonism.
