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Last Night When We Were Young - Conclusion. HAROLD ARLEN. (born Hyman Arluck) February 15, 1905 to April 23, 1986. INTRODUCTION. Harold Arlen wrote some of the greatest hits from the 30's and 40's, including the entire score to the classic movie, The Wizard of Oz.
With this site, we invite you to learn about Harold Arlen, one of the Great Twentieth Century Composers, and his music. Here you can discover how Harold developed his musical career, browse through his catalogue of compositions, and listen to several samples of his works.
1905- 1986 Born/Died. 1971 Inducted. A major contributor to American songbook with "Over the Rainbow", "That Old Black Magic", "Stormy Weather" and dozens more. * Harold Arlen was also the 1982 recipient of The Johnny Mercer Award, the SHOF’s highest honor.
Biography: The Official Harold Arlen Website. Photo: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Van Vechten Collection. Encyclopedia of Jewish and Israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from anti-Semitism to Zionism.
Jun 11, 2018 · Harold Arlen. Piano, composer, arranger, vocalist. For the Record … Selected discography. Sources. For more than a century, a large number of immigrant Jews from Poland, Germany and Russia fled to the United States to avoid persecution. Many a son of a Jewish cantor became a singing star, or one of America ’ s top lyricists and composers.
Despite his heartache, Harold experienced tremendous joy when his son, Samuel, was born on February 1, 1958. Now ready to start writing again, Harold began considering two possibilities: a film score for a cartoon version of A Christmas Carol and a stage work called Saratoga. Harold chose to do the musical with lyricist Johnny Mercer.
Mar 6, 2018 · One of my favorite Great American Songbook composers, Harold Arlen (nee Hyman Arluck, 1905-1986), composed music for over 500 songs during his long, successful career, even though he originally set out to become a great singer and was not particularly interested in writing songs.
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