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Harold Arlen

Harold Arlen

No American has written more first-rate songs than Arlen. He grew up in a musical family (his father was a cantor), and disappointed but didn't surprise his parents by dropping out of high school to become a musician. A stint as pianist and singer with a dance band, the Buffalodians, allowed him to escape Buffalo for New York City. Arlen stayed on after the band's demise; after some mostly unsuccessful attempts to conquer vaudeville or Broadway, Arlen stumbled onto a tune that, with lyrics by Ted Koehler, became "Get Happy", his first hit. With Koehler as lyricist, Arlen became the staff composer for Harlem's Cotton Club, a premiere showcase for African-American entertainers such as Cab Calloway and Ethel Waters. They wrote "I've Got the World on a String" and "Ill Wind", among dozens of others. Arlen's second important collaborator was E.Y. Harburg, with whom he composed the score for _Wizard of Oz, The (1939)_, celebrated specialty numbers for Bert Lahr and Groucho Marx, and two Broadway musicals. In the 1940s, Arlen reached the peak of his popularity with his third major partner, Johnny Mercer; most of their hits, such as "Blues in the Night", "My Shining Hour" and "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)", were written for the movies, as Hollywood replaced the stage as the songwriters' most lucrative market. As he aged, Arlen grew increasingly frustrated with Hollywood's waste of material and Broadway's rigmarole; his personal life in this period was also unhappy. His best songs, though, in renditions by performers li ke Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra and later cabaret singers and jazz musicians, have continued to be seen as classics.

Crew
  • The Wizard of Oz

    The Wizard of Oz

    Department Sound

    Job Original Music Composer

    Average Rating
    7.6
    5910 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 15, 1939
    87 years ago
  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    7.1
    318 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 01, 1954
    72 years ago
  • Love Affair

    Love Affair

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    7.0
    119 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 07, 1939
    88 years ago
  • At the Circus

    At the Circus

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    6.4
    95 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 20, 1939
    87 years ago
  • The Country Girl

    The Country Girl

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    6.9
    86 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 15, 1954
    72 years ago
  • I Wake Up Screaming

    I Wake Up Screaming

    Department Crew

    Job Additional Music

    Average Rating
    6.9
    73 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 31, 1941
    85 years ago
  • Gay Purr-ee

    Gay Purr-ee

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    6.6
    64 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 24, 1962
    64 years ago
  • Summer Stock

    Summer Stock

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    6.6
    56 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 31, 1950
    76 years ago
  • Cabin in the Sky

    Cabin in the Sky

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    6.5
    46 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 24, 1943
    84 years ago
  • Blues in the Night

    Blues in the Night

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    6.2
    29 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 15, 1941
    85 years ago
  • I Could Go on Singing

    I Could Go on Singing

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    6.0
    23 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 07, 1963
    64 years ago
  • The Sky's the Limit

    The Sky's the Limit

    Department Sound

    Job Original Music Composer

    Average Rating
    6.2
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 13, 1943
    83 years ago
  • The Sky's the Limit

    The Sky's the Limit

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    6.2
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 13, 1943
    83 years ago
  • Gold Diggers of 1937

    Gold Diggers of 1937

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    5.8
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 28, 1936
    90 years ago
  • Kismet

    Kismet

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    5.2
    16 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 01, 1944
    82 years ago
  • Rio Rita

    Rio Rita

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    5.8
    16 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 11, 1942
    85 years ago
  • Casbah

    Casbah

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    5.8
    16 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 01, 1948
    79 years ago
  • Casbah

    Casbah

    Department Sound

    Job Original Music Composer

    Average Rating
    5.8
    16 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 01, 1948
    79 years ago
  • Star Spangled Rhythm

    Star Spangled Rhythm

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    6.0
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 05, 1942
    85 years ago
  • Mr. Imperium

    Mr. Imperium

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    4.9
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 02, 1951
    76 years ago
  • They Got Me Covered

    They Got Me Covered

    Department Sound

    Job Original Music Composer

    Average Rating
    5.9
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 04, 1943
    84 years ago
  • Up in Arms

    Up in Arms

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    5.6
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 17, 1944
    83 years ago
  • Youth Runs Wild

    Youth Runs Wild

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    4.2
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 01, 1944
    82 years ago
  • Strike Me Pink

    Strike Me Pink

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    6.6
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 24, 1936
    91 years ago
  • Here Come the Waves

    Here Come the Waves

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    5.0
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 18, 1944
    82 years ago
  • The Petty Girl

    The Petty Girl

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    3.6
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 17, 1950
    76 years ago
  • Splendor

    Splendor

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    6.3
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 22, 1935
    91 years ago
  • Slightly French

    Slightly French

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    7.2
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 02, 1949
    78 years ago
  • Artists & Models

    Artists & Models

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    6.0
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 04, 1937
    89 years ago
  • The Farmer Takes a Wife

    The Farmer Takes a Wife

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    3.3
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 12, 1953
    73 years ago
  • My Blue Heaven

    My Blue Heaven

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    7.0
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 15, 1950
    76 years ago
  • Out of This World

    Out of This World

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    7.3
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 13, 1945
    81 years ago
  • The Wizard of Oz on Ice

    The Wizard of Oz on Ice

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    7.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 27, 1996
    30 years ago
  • Stage Struck

    Stage Struck

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    4.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 12, 1936
    90 years ago
  • Stage Struck

    Stage Struck

    Department Sound

    Job Music

    Average Rating
    4.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 12, 1936
    90 years ago
  • Let's Fall in Love

    Let's Fall in Love

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    7.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 26, 1933
    93 years ago
  • Stage Struck

    Stage Struck

    Department Sound

    Job Music Score Producer

    Average Rating
    4.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 12, 1936
    90 years ago
  • The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True

    The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    6.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 22, 1995
    30 years ago
  • The Singing Kid

    The Singing Kid

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    4.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 10, 1936
    91 years ago
  • Earl Carroll Sketchbook

    Earl Carroll Sketchbook

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 22, 1946
    80 years ago
  • Down Among the Sheltering Palms

    Down Among the Sheltering Palms

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    5.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 01, 1953
    74 years ago
  • The Singing Kid

    The Singing Kid

    Department Writing

    Job Lyricist

    Average Rating
    4.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 10, 1936
    91 years ago
  • The Singing Kid

    The Singing Kid

    Department Sound

    Job Music

    Average Rating
    4.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 10, 1936
    91 years ago
  • Berlin Jazz Piano Workshop 1965

    Berlin Jazz Piano Workshop 1965

    Department Sound

    Job Original Music Composer

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 09, 2007
    19 years ago
  • Bloomer Girl

    Bloomer Girl

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 28, 1956
    70 years ago
  • Paris in the Springtime

    Paris in the Springtime

    Department Sound

    Job Songs

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 21, 1956
    71 years ago
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