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Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna; December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981) was an American composer and the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film.
Through the later 1950s, he mainly wrote scores for dramatic movies such as An Affair to Remember and Separate Tables. On his 80th birthday, he was elected into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Warren died in Los Angeles, California on September 22, 1981.
Harry Warren (born December 24, 1893, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died September 22, 1981, Los Angeles, California) was an American songwriter who, by his own estimate, produced 300 to 400 songs from 1922 through 1960, many for Hollywood films and Broadway musical productions.
"That's Amore" is a 1953 song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Jack Brooks, and became a major hit and signature song for Dean Martin, who first recorded and released it that year. Amore (pronounced) means "love" in Italian.
Oct 1, 2009 · Videos by American Songwriter. He was “the invisible man,” according to the writer William Zinsser, a classic example of a songwriter whose songs are far more famous than he is. Yet Harry Warren...
42nd Street is a 1980 stage musical with a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Al Dubin and Johnny Mercer and music by Harry Warren. The 1980 Broadway production won the Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Choreography and it became a long-running hit.
In 1932 he teamed with lyricist Al Dubin and settled in Hollywood, writing for hundreds of films by 1957. Their 1932 film, 42nd Street, was an enormous hit. Warren claims that “Getting to Be a Habit with Me” was the first “drug” song.
Harry Warren (born Salvatore Guaragna, 24 December 1893, Brooklyn, N.Y. – 22 September 1981, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American composer and lyricist. Warren was one of eleven children of Italian immigrants Antonio (a bootmaker) and Rachel De Luca Guaragna.
Harry Warren. Leading film composer best remembered for his innovative 30s film musicals scored with lyricist Al Dubin. Read Full Biography.
Jan 1, 2002 · Today, as part of our series on American popular song, we continue our profile of Harry Warren (1893-1981), a successful but little known songwriter who produced a number of hits during the...
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