Richard A. Whiting
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American composer and songwriter (1891–1938)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1891
- Died
- 1938
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Till we meet again
- The Japanese sandman
- Why is Romany so many miles away
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- 3,110
- Total plays
- 9,548
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Richard A. Whiting (November 12, 1891 – February 10, 1938) was a composer of popular songs. He was born in Peoria, Illinois, and grew up in Detroit, Michigan. He attended the Harvard Military School in Los Angeles, California. Upon his graduation, Whiting began his career as a staff writer for various music publishers. In 1912, he became a personal manager. In 1919, he moved to Hollywood and wrote a number of film scores. He collaborated with BG DeSylva <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Richa
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Peoria
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills
- Child
- Barbara Whiting
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Richard A. Whiting.jpg
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- Commons category
- Richard A. Whiting
- date of birth
- 1891-11-12
- date of death
- 1938-02-19
- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- birth name
- Richard Armstrong Whiting
- start of work period
- 1910-00-00
- name in native language
- Richard A. Whiting
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
- end of work period
- 1938-00-00
- P8168
- Süwag Energie Arena
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Richard A. Whiting, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana