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Leigh Harline

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Also known as Leigh Adrian Harline

American film composer and songwriter (1907-1969)

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Works
6

Top works

  • Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  • Pinocchio
  • Pinocchio Songbook
  • Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Songbook
  • When You Wish Upon a Star

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1907-03-26
Active to
1969-12-10
academy award winnercinematic classicalfilm composer

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Listeners
26,545
Total plays
212,083

Tags

SoundtrackClassicalDisneycomposermovie score composers

Leigh Adrian Harline (March 26, 1907 – December 10, 1969) was a film composer. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he worked for various radio stations before joining the Walt Disney studios in 1932 as arranger and scorer. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Music Score and the Academy Award for Best Original Song (for When You Wish Upon a Star) for Disney's Pinocchio (1940). The tune later become the theme for Disney's television series. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Leigh+Harline">Read m

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Adrian
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Salt Lake City
Place of death
Long Beach
Languages spoken
English language
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influenced by
Max Steiner
date of birth
1907-03-26
date of death
1969-12-10
cause of death
head and neck cancer
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Leigh Harline
partner in business or sport
Ned Washington
number of viewers/listeners
2358089
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