Harold Arlen
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American composer of popular music (1905-1986)
Key facts
- Born
- Hyman Arluck , ( 1905-02-15 ) February 15, 1905, Buffalo, New York , U.S.
- Died
- April 23, 1986 (1986-04-23) (aged 81), New York City, U.S.
- Resting place
- Ferncliff Cemetery
- Occupation
- Composer
- Spouse
- Anya Taranda ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1937 ; died 1970 )
- Children
- Adopted his brother's son in 1985
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Buffalo
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Official website
- www.haroldarlen.com
- Image
- Portrait of Harold Arlen (cropped).jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
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- Commons category
- Harold Arlen
- date of birth
- 1905-02-15
- date of death
- 1986-04-23
- place of burial
- Ferncliff Cemetery
- Commons gallery
- Harold Arlen
- related category
- Category:Songs with music by Harold Arlen
- pseudonym
- Harold Arluck
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- birth name
- Hyman Arluck
- partner in business or sport
- Yip Harburg
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Musical
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Encyclopedic overview
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 Best Original Song, he was nominated as composer for 8 other Oscar awards. Arlen is a contributor to the Great American Songbook. "Over the Rainbow" was voted the 20th century's No. 1 song by the RIAA and the NEA.
Life and career
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