W. Franke Harling
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- January 18, 1887
- Died
- November 22, 1958 (aged 71)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia W. Franke Harling (January 18, 1887 – November 22, 1958) was a composer of film scores, operas, and popular music. Born William Franke Harling in London, he was educated at the Grace Choir Church School in New York City. After working as an organist and choir director at the Church of the Resurrection in Brussels, he spent two years at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and composed both its hymn, called "The Corps," and its official march, "West Point Forever." In 1918, Harling contributed incidental music to the Broadway production of the 1898 play Pan and the Young Shepherd by Maurice Hewlett. In 1926, he collaborated with Laurence Stallings on Deep River, a voodoo-themed opera set in New Orleans in 1835. It opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on October 4 and ran for 32 performances. Harling began his Hollywood career in 1928. His film credits include The Vagabond King, This Is the Night, So Big!, A Bill of Divorcement, Blonde Venus, A Farewell to Arms, The Bitter Tea of General Yen, Monte Carlo, Souls at Sea, and Penny Serenade. Harling won the Academy Award for Best Music Scoring for Stagecoach (1939) and was nominated for Souls at Sea (1937) and Three Russian Girls (1944). Harling's popular songs include "Beyond the Blue Horizon" (with Richard A. Whiting) popularized by Jeanette MacDonald in 1930 and Lou Christie thirty years later, and "Sing, You Sinners", originally performed by Lillian Roth in 1930 and a hit for Tony Bennett in 1950. Harling won the Bispham Memorial Medal Award for his jazz-oriented opera A Light from St. Agnes. Harling died in Sierra Madre, California and is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills.
Known For
Filmography
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Movie · Original Music Composer
Three Russian Girls
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Lady Is Willing
Movie · Original Music Composer
Blondie in Society
Movie · Original Music Composer
Adventure in Washington
Movie · Music
Penny Serenade
Movie · Original Music Composer
Riders of Death Valley
Movie · Original Music Composer
Adam Had Four Sons
Movie · Original Music Composer
Men with Wings
Movie · Music
Black Legion
Movie · Music
Souls at Sea
Movie · Original Music Composer
Isle of Fury
Movie · Music
Peter Ibbetson
Movie · Original Music Composer
So Red the Rose
Movie · Original Music Composer
One More River
Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Director
The Church Mouse
Movie · Music
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Movie · Original Music Composer
Cradle Song
Movie · Music
By Candlelight
Movie · Music
The Keyhole
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Kiss Before the Mirror
Movie · Music Director, Original Music Composer
The Invisible Man
Movie · Music
Man's Castle
Movie · Original Music Composer
One Hour with You
Movie · Original Music Composer
Broken Lullaby
Movie · Original Music Composer
Blonde Venus
Movie · Original Music Composer
A Farewell to Arms
Movie · Original Music Composer
Week-End Marriage
Movie · Music
This Is the Night
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Rich Are Always with Us
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Crash
Movie · Original Music Composer
Madame Butterfly
Movie · Original Music Composer
Two Seconds
Movie · Original Music Composer
Winner Take All
Movie · Original Music Composer
Shanghai Express
Movie · Original Music Composer
Trouble in Paradise
Movie · Original Music Composer
Stranger in Town
Movie · Original Music Composer
A Bill of Divorcement
Movie · Original Music Composer
Beauty and the Boss
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Miracle Man
Movie · Original Music Composer
The False Madonna
Movie · Original Music Composer
Scandal Sheet
Movie · Original Music Composer
Rich Man's Folly
Movie · Music
Monte Carlo
Movie · Original Music Composer, Songs
Behind the Make-Up
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Kibitzer
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Right to Love
Movie · Original Music Composer
Only the Brave
Movie · Original Music Composer
Sea Legs
Movie · Songs
The Love Parade
Movie · Original Music Composer
Sweetie
Movie · Music
Dangerous Curves
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Whip
Movie · Music
Waterfront
Movie · Sound