Harry Warren

Harry Warren

Birth Date

12/24/1893 (Age 87)

Birth Place

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Death Date

9/22/1981

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Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna, December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981) was an American composer and lyricist. Warren was 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 four 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 Cr...

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Gender

Male

Total Credits

19

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Lloyd Bacon

Lloyd Bacon

2 films together

Al Dubin

3 films together

James Seymour

2 films together

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

2 films together

Warner Baxter

Warner Baxter

1 film together

Busby Berkeley

Busby Berkeley

1 film together

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