Search results
Leigh Adrian Harline (March 26, 1907 – December 10, 1969) was an American film composer and songwriter. He was known for his "musical sophistication that was uniquely 'Harline-esque' by weaving rich tapestries of mood-setting underscores and penning memorable melodies for animated shorts and features."
December 10, 1969 (aged 62) Long Beach, California, United States. Cause of death. Complications from throat cancer. Nationality. American. Occupation. Composer, songwriter. Years active. 1940 -1969. Source. Leigh Adrian Harline was an American Academy Award-winning film composer and songwriter.
Leigh Harline passed away on December 10, 1969, in Long Beach, California. Among his creations was “When You Wish Upon a Star,” which debuted in 1940’s Pinocchio; it remains the signature song for The Walt Disney Company today.
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.
- Composer, Music Department, Soundtrack
- March 26, 1907
- Leigh Harline
- December 10, 1969
Leigh Adrian Harline. Mini Bio. 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.
- March 26, 1907
- December 10, 1969
"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.
