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Warren, Harry, 1893-1981

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Dates

  • Existence: 1893-12-24 - 1981-09-22

Biography

Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna; December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981)[1] was an American composer and the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song eleven times and won three Oscars for composing "Lullaby of Broadway", "You'll Never Know" and "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe". He wrote the music for the first blockbuster film musical, 42nd Street, choreographed by Busby Berkeley, with whom he would collaborate on many musical films.

Over a career spanning six decades, Warren wrote more than 800 songs. Other well known Warren hits included "I Only Have Eyes for You", "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby", "Jeepers Creepers", "The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)", "That's Amore", "There Will Never Be Another You", "The More I See You", "At Last" and "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (the last of which was the first gold record in history). Warren was one of America's most prolific film composers, and his songs have been featured in over 300 films.

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Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

"About a Quarter to Nine" from Go Into Your Dance (musical), 1935

 Item — Box 1: Series Vocal_sheet_music_001, Folder: A-Ai, Object: 6
Identifier: Vocal_sheet_music_001

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder (for somebody else)", 1929

 Item — Box 1: Series Vocal_sheet_music_001, Folder: A-Ai, Object: 7
Identifier: Vocal_sheet_music_001

"Chattanooga Choo Choo" from Sun Valley Serenade (movie), 1941

 Item — Box 1: Series Vocal_sheet_music_001, Folder: Ch, Object: 12
Identifier: Vocal_sheet_music_001

"I Had the Craziest Dream" from Springtime in the Rockies (movie), 1942

 Item — Box 2: Series Vocal_sheet_music_001, Folder: I- I like, Object: 30
Identifier: Vocal_sheet_music_001

"I'll Sing You a Thousand Love Songs" from Cain and Mabel (movie), 1936

 Item — Box 2: Series Vocal_sheet_music_001, Folder: Il-Im, Object: 96
Identifier: Vocal_sheet_music_001

"In Acapulco", 1945

 Item — Box 2: Series Vocal_sheet_music_001, Folder: Int-Iv, Object: 4
Identifier: Vocal_sheet_music_001

"In my gondola", 1926

 Item — Box 2: Series Vocal_sheet_music_001, Folder: Int-Iv, Object: 28
Identifier: Vocal_sheet_music_001

"I've got a gal in Kalamazoo", 1942

 Item — Box 2: Series Vocal_sheet_music_001, Folder: Int-Iv, Object: 98
Identifier: Vocal_sheet_music_001

"No more love" from Roman scandals (Samuel Goldwyn production), 1933

 Item — Box 2: Series Vocal_sheet_music_001, Folder: N, Object: 18
Identifier: Vocal_sheet_music_001

"On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" from The Harvey girls (movie), 1945

 Item — Box 2: Series Vocal_sheet_music_001, Folder: Om-Ov, Object: 8
Identifier: Vocal_sheet_music_001
Scope and Contents

2 copies

Dates: Publication: 1945