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Leigh Harline

Profession
Sound
Born
March 26, 1907 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Died
December 10, 1969

Biography

Academy Award-winning composer (score, Pinocchio (1940), conductor, songwriter ("When You Wish Upon a Star" [Academy award, Best Song, 1940) and arranger Leigh Harline was educated at the University of Utah. He was a music student of J. Spencer Cornwall. He arranged the first transcontinental broadcast from Los Angeles in 1932, and that year joined the Walt Disney Studios. From 1941 he freelanced among various Hollywood studios. He joined ASCAP in 1940. His other popular song compositions include "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee", "Give a Little Whistle" and "Jiminy Cricket".

Known for

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs poster
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Film · 1938 · ★ 7.1
Pinocchio poster
Pinocchio
Film · 1940 · ★ 7.1
Bambi poster
Bambi
Film · 1942 · ★ 7.0
River of No Return poster
River of No Return
Film · 1954 · ★ 6.7
Pickup on South Street poster
Pickup on South Street
Film · 1953 · ★ 7.4
Monkey Business poster
Monkey Business
Film · 1952 · ★ 6.7
Man of the West poster
Man of the West
Film · 1958 · ★ 6.6
The Old Mill poster
The Old Mill
Film · 1937 · ★ 7.3
The Enemy Below poster
The Enemy Below
Film · 1957 · ★ 7.2
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House poster
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Film · 1948 · ★ 7.0
The Band Concert poster
The Band Concert
Film · 1935 · ★ 7.2
They Live by Night poster
They Live by Night
Film · 1949 · ★ 6.8

Filmography