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Harold Arlen
Deceased

When Did Harold Arlen Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 81
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn15/02/1905Born inBuffalo, New York, USADied23/04/1986Died inNew York CityWikidataQ448644Buried atFerncliff CemeteryTMDb#9056

Harold Arlen was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, including "Over the Rainbow", which won him the Oscar for Best Original Song, he was nominated as composer for 8 other Oscar awards. Arlen is a contributor to the Great American Songbook. "Over the Rainbow" was voted the 20th century's No. 1 song by the RIAA and the NEA.

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Filmography2 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf43
1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsMovieSelf35