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Aug 21, 2020 · Leigh and Catherine hosted parties at their home attended by actors, film producers and musicians. His daughters (Karen and Gretchen) would lie awake at night listening to the music and laughter from downstairs.
Leigh Harline was born March 26, 1907, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the youngest of 13 children, to soldier Carl Härlin and his wife Johanna Matilda. His parents came from the village of Härfsta in Simtuna parish, Sweden.
Leigh Harline was the youngest of 13 children. His parents, soldier Charles Härlin and his wife, Johanna Matilda, came from the village of Härfsta in Simtuna parish, Sweden. They joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) in 1888 and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1891.
When Leigh Harline was six years old, he began taking piano lessons on the family piano, which had been furnished by the generosity of his oldest sister who was married and working.
Gretchen (Harline) Thomas Anderson was born in 1932 in Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, the daughter of Leigh Adrian Harline and Catherine Palmer. Her father was the Academy Award winning composer who gave the world "When you Wish Upon A Star" and many other beloved Disney songs.
Academy Award-winner Leigh Harline captivated countless audiences with his timeless music. He followed this honor with songs in the comedy "Blondie Has Servant Trouble" (1940) with Penny Singleton, "Pinocchio" (1940) with Richard Percy Jones and "The Pride of the Yankees" (1942) with Gary...
Leigh Harline. Composer: Pinocchio. Academy Award-winning composer (score, Pinocchio (1940), conductor, songwriter ("When You Wish Upon a Star" [Academy award, Best Song, 1940) and arranger Leigh Harine was educated at the University of Utah. He was a music student of J. Spencer Cornwall.
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