Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Harold_ArlenHarold Arlen - Wikipedia

    Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz (lyrics by Yip Harburg ), including " Over the Rainbow ", which won him the Oscar for ...

  2. Apr 19, 2024 · Harold Arlen was an American composer, arranger, pianist, and vocalist who contributed such popular songs as “Over the Rainbow,” “Blues in the Night,” “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “I Love a Parade,” and “Stormy Weather” to Hollywood movies and Broadway musicals.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  3. Nov 7, 2015 · Composer Harold Arlen (sitting, right) joins Judy Garland, Bert Lahr (far left), Ray Bolger (back row, left) and various executives for a Wizard of Oz sing-along in the NBC radio studio, circa 1939.

    • 3 min
    • Susan Stamberg
  4. Feb 15, 2015 · Learn about the life and career of Harold Arlen, who composed classics like \"Over the Rainbow\", \"Stormy Weather\" and \"Come Rain or Come Shine\". Discover how he broke the mold of Tin Pan Alley with his original and inventive melodies and harmonies.

  5. 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. Songs such as Over the Rainbow, Get Happy, Stormy Weather, It's Only a Paper Moon, I've Got the World on a String, and Last ...

  6. Harold Arlen was born Hymen Arluck, the son of a synagogue cantor, was born in Buffalo, New York on February 15, 1905, and emerged as one of the greatest of all American composers and songwriters, writing extraordinarily complex melodies and harmonies that somehow remained accessible to a broad popular audience. He grew up in Buffalo attending ...

  7. People also ask

  8. HAROLD ARLEN. (Born Hyman Arluck) February 15, 1905 - April 23, 1986. His music is everywhere! You have probably heard, and maybe even hummed, a Harold Arlen song today and didn't even know it! Though he is most noted for composing the songs for the film "The Wizard of Oz," particularly Over the Rainbow, which was recently named the Number One ...

  1. People also search for