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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.
Nov 7, 2015 · Harold Arlen had major hits, won an Oscar and was called "the most original of all of us" by none other than George Gershwin, but he never became a household name. On the 110th...
- Susan Stamberg
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. Arlen was most prolific from 1929.
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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.
"Over the Rainbow" is a ballad by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, in which it was sung by actress Judy Garland in her starring role as Dorothy Gale. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and became Garland's signature song.
A DREAM TO PERFORM. The Buffalodians began their tour in Cleveland, Ohio. In late 1925, they traveled east to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and eventually landed in New York City playing shows at the Palace Theater and Gallagher's Monte Carlo, a blazing night spot on Fifty-second Street.
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Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer. [2] He composed over 500 songs. He is known for composing the songs for the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, including "Over the Rainbow". [3] [4] Arlen won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1939.
