Leigh Harline

Leigh Harline

Known for
Sound
Born
March 26, 1907
Died
December 10, 1969 (aged 62)
Birthplace
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

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

Filmography

2001
Everybody Loves Mickey poster

Everybody Loves Mickey

Movie · Music

1965
Strange Bedfellows poster

Strange Bedfellows

Movie · Original Music Composer

1964
7 Faces of Dr. Lao poster

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

Movie · Music

1964
Guns of Diablo poster

Guns of Diablo

Movie · Original Music Composer

1964
Man's Search for Happiness

Man's Search for Happiness

Movie · Music

1962
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm poster

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

Movie · Conductor, Music

1961
All Hands on Deck poster

All Hands on Deck

Movie · Original Music Composer

1961
The Honeymoon Machine poster

The Honeymoon Machine

Movie · Original Music Composer

1960
The Facts of Life poster

The Facts of Life

Movie · Conductor, Original Music Composer

1960
Visit to a Small Planet poster

Visit to a Small Planet

Movie · Original Music Composer

1959
Warlock poster

Warlock

Movie · Original Music Composer

1959
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker poster

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

Movie · Original Music Composer

1958
Man of the West poster

Man of the West

Movie · Original Music Composer

1958
The Fiend Who Walked the West poster

The Fiend Who Walked the West

Movie · Music

1958
Ten North Frederick poster

Ten North Frederick

Movie · Music

1957
No Down Payment poster

No Down Payment

Movie · Original Music Composer

1957
The True Story of Jesse James poster

The True Story of Jesse James

Movie · Original Music Composer

1957
The Enemy Below poster

The Enemy Below

Movie · Original Music Composer

1957
The Wayward Bus poster

The Wayward Bus

Movie · Original Music Composer

1956
The Girl Can't Help It poster

The Girl Can't Help It

Movie · Original Music Composer

1956
23 Paces to Baker Street poster

23 Paces to Baker Street

Movie · Original Music Composer

1956
The Bottom of the Bottle poster

The Bottom of the Bottle

Movie · Original Music Composer

1956
The Best Things in Life Are Free poster

The Best Things in Life Are Free

Movie · Original Music Composer

1956
Teenage Rebel poster

Teenage Rebel

Movie · Original Music Composer

1955
House of Bamboo poster

House of Bamboo

Movie · Original Music Composer

1955
Good Morning, Miss Dove poster

Good Morning, Miss Dove

Movie · Original Music Composer

1955
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing poster

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

Movie · Original Music Composer

1955
The Last Frontier poster

The Last Frontier

Movie · Original Music Composer

1954
Black Widow poster

Black Widow

Movie · Original Music Composer

1954
Susan Slept Here poster

Susan Slept Here

Movie · Original Music Composer

1954
River of No Return poster

River of No Return

Movie · Music

1954
Broken Lance poster

Broken Lance

Movie · Original Music Composer

1953
Vicki poster

Vicki

Movie · Original Music Composer

1953
The Desert Rats poster

The Desert Rats

Movie · Original Music Composer

1953
Taxi poster

Taxi

Movie · Original Music Composer

1953
Pickup on South Street poster

Pickup on South Street

Movie · Original Music Composer

1953
A Blueprint for Murder poster

A Blueprint for Murder

Movie · Original Music Composer

1953
Money from Home poster

Money from Home

Movie · Original Music Composer

1952
The Las Vegas Story poster

The Las Vegas Story

Movie · Original Music Composer

1952
My Pal Gus poster

My Pal Gus

Movie · Original Music Composer

1952
Sailor Beware poster

Sailor Beware

Movie · Original Music Composer

1952
My Wife's Best Friend poster

My Wife's Best Friend

Movie · Original Music Composer

1952
Monkey Business poster

Monkey Business

Movie · Original Music Composer

1951
The Company She Keeps poster

The Company She Keeps

Movie · Original Music Composer

1951
His Kind of Woman poster

His Kind of Woman

Movie · Original Music Composer

1951
I Want You poster

I Want You

Movie · Original Music Composer

1951
The Guy Who Came Back poster

The Guy Who Came Back

Movie · Original Music Composer

1951
That's My Boy poster

That's My Boy

Movie · Original Music Composer

1950
The Woman on Pier 13 poster

The Woman on Pier 13

Movie · Original Music Composer

1950
My Friend Irma Goes West poster

My Friend Irma Goes West

Movie · Original Music Composer

1950
Perfect Strangers poster

Perfect Strangers

Movie · Original Music Composer

1950
The Happy Years poster

The Happy Years

Movie · Original Music Composer

1949
They Live by Night poster

They Live by Night

Movie · Original Music Composer

1949
It Happens Every Spring poster

It Happens Every Spring

Movie · Original Music Composer

1949
The Big Steal poster

The Big Steal

Movie · Original Music Composer

1948
The Velvet Touch poster

The Velvet Touch

Movie · Music

1948
Every Girl Should Be Married poster

Every Girl Should Be Married

Movie · Original Music Composer

1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House poster

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Movie · Original Music Composer

1948
The Miracle of the Bells poster

The Miracle of the Bells

Movie · Original Music Composer

1948
The Boy with Green Hair poster

The Boy with Green Hair

Movie · Original Music Composer

1947
A Likely Story poster

A Likely Story

Movie · Music

1947
Beat the Band poster

Beat the Band

Movie · Original Music Composer

1947
The Farmer's Daughter poster

The Farmer's Daughter

Movie · Original Music Composer

1947
The Judge Steps Out poster

The Judge Steps Out

Movie · Original Music Composer

1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer poster

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Movie · Original Music Composer

1946
Crack-Up poster

Crack-Up

Movie · Original Music Composer

1946
Road to Utopia poster

Road to Utopia

Movie · Original Music Composer

1946
Nocturne poster

Nocturne

Movie · Original Music Composer

1946
Till the End of Time poster

Till the End of Time

Movie · Original Music Composer

1946
The Truth About Murder poster

The Truth About Murder

Movie · Original Music Composer

1946
The Notorious Lone Wolf poster

The Notorious Lone Wolf

Movie · Original Music Composer

1946
Child of Divorce poster

Child of Divorce

Movie · Original Music Composer

1946
From This Day Forward poster

From This Day Forward

Movie · Original Music Composer

1945
Leave It to Blondie poster

Leave It to Blondie

Movie · Original Music Composer

1945
Isle of the Dead poster

Isle of the Dead

Movie · Original Music Composer

1945
Johnny Angel poster

Johnny Angel

Movie · Original Music Composer

1945
The Brighton Strangler poster

The Brighton Strangler

Movie · Original Music Composer

1945
Man Alive poster

Man Alive

Movie · Original Music Composer

1945
China Sky poster

China Sky

Movie · Original Music Composer

1945
George White's Scandals poster

George White's Scandals

Movie · Songs

1945
What a Blonde poster

What a Blonde

Movie · Music

1945
Having Wonderful Crime poster

Having Wonderful Crime

Movie · Original Music Composer

1944
Tender Comrade poster

Tender Comrade

Movie · Original Music Composer

1944
No Dough Boys poster

No Dough Boys

Movie · Music Arranger

1944
Music in Manhattan poster

Music in Manhattan

Movie · Original Music Composer

1944
A Night of Adventure poster

A Night of Adventure

Movie · Original Music Composer

1944
Heavenly Days poster

Heavenly Days

Movie · Original Music Composer

1944
Follow the Boys poster

Follow the Boys

Movie · Original Music Composer

1943
Footlight Glamour poster

Footlight Glamour

Movie · Original Music Composer

1943
It's a Great Life poster

It's a Great Life

Movie · Original Music Composer

1943
The Sky's the Limit poster

The Sky's the Limit

Movie · Music Director

1943
The More the Merrier poster

The More the Merrier

Movie · Original Music Composer

1943
They Got Me Covered poster

They Got Me Covered

Movie · Original Music Composer

1943
They Came to Blow Up America poster

They Came to Blow Up America

Movie · Original Music Composer

1943
Johnny Come Lately poster

Johnny Come Lately

Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Director

1943
Margin for Error poster

Margin for Error

Movie · Original Music Composer

1943
Government Girl poster

Government Girl

Movie · Original Music Composer

1942
The Pride of the Yankees poster

The Pride of the Yankees

Movie · Original Music Composer

1942
You Were Never Lovelier poster

You Were Never Lovelier

Movie · Music Director

1942
The Sleepwalker poster

The Sleepwalker

Movie · Original Music Composer

1942
Bambi poster

Bambi

Movie · Music

1942
On the Sunny Side poster

On the Sunny Side

Movie · Original Music Composer

1942
My Gal Sal poster

My Gal Sal

Movie · Original Music Composer

1942
The Lady Has Plans poster

The Lady Has Plans

Movie · Music

1942
Rings on Her Fingers poster

Rings on Her Fingers

Movie · Music

1942
Blondie Goes to College poster

Blondie Goes to College

Movie · Original Music Composer

1941
Blondie in Society poster

Blondie in Society

Movie · Original Music Composer

1941
A Good Time for a Dime poster

A Good Time for a Dime

Movie · Original Music Composer

1941
Golden Eggs poster

Golden Eggs

Movie · Original Music Composer

1941
The Art of Self Defense poster

The Art of Self Defense

Movie · Original Music Composer

1941
Lend a Paw poster

Lend a Paw

Movie · Original Music Composer

1941
Baggage Buster poster

Baggage Buster

Movie · Original Music Composer

1941
Secrets of the Lone Wolf poster

Secrets of the Lone Wolf

Movie · Original Music Composer

1941
Mr. Bug Goes to Town poster

Mr. Bug Goes to Town

Movie · Original Music Composer

1940
Pinocchio poster

Pinocchio

Movie · Original Music Composer, Songs

1940
Blondie Plays Cupid poster

Blondie Plays Cupid

Movie · Original Music Composer

1940
Blondie on a Budget poster

Blondie on a Budget

Movie · Original Music Composer

1940
Blondie Has Servant Trouble poster

Blondie Has Servant Trouble

Movie · Original Music Composer

1940
Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip poster

Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip

Movie · Original Music Composer

1940
Pluto's Dream House poster

Pluto's Dream House

Movie · Original Music Composer

1940
Donald's Dog Laundry poster

Donald's Dog Laundry

Movie · Music

1940
So You Won't Talk? poster

So You Won't Talk?

Movie · Original Music Composer

1939
Blondie Meets the Boss poster

Blondie Meets the Boss

Movie · Original Music Composer

1939
Blondie Brings Up Baby poster

Blondie Brings Up Baby

Movie · Original Music Composer

1939
Blondie Takes a Vacation poster

Blondie Takes a Vacation

Movie · Original Music Composer

1939
The Lady and the Mob poster

The Lady and the Mob

Movie · Original Music Composer

1938
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs poster

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Movie · Original Music Composer

1938
Boat Builders poster

Boat Builders

Movie · Original Music Composer

1938
Wynken, Blynken & Nod poster

Wynken, Blynken & Nod

Movie · Original Music Composer

1938
Farmyard Symphony poster

Farmyard Symphony

Movie · Original Music Composer

1938
Blondie poster

Blondie

Movie · Original Music Composer

1937
The Old Mill poster

The Old Mill

Movie · Original Music Composer

1937
Woodland Café poster

Woodland Café

Movie · Original Music Composer

1936
Mickey's Grand Opera poster

Mickey's Grand Opera

Movie · Original Music Composer

1936
The Country Cousin poster

The Country Cousin

Movie · Original Music Composer

1936
Mother Pluto poster

Mother Pluto

Movie · Original Music Composer

1936
Toby Tortoise Returns poster

Toby Tortoise Returns

Movie · Original Music Composer

1936
Thru the Mirror poster

Thru the Mirror

Movie · Music

1936
Elmer Elephant poster

Elmer Elephant

Movie · Original Music Composer

1935
Water Babies poster

Water Babies

Movie · Original Music Composer

1935
Music Land poster

Music Land

Movie · Original Music Composer

1935
The Cookie Carnival poster

The Cookie Carnival

Movie · Original Music Composer

1935
Mickey's Garden poster

Mickey's Garden

Movie · Original Music Composer

1935
On Ice poster

On Ice

Movie · Original Music Composer

1935
The Band Concert poster

The Band Concert

Movie · Music

1934
The China Shop poster

The China Shop

Movie · Original Music Composer

1934
The Goddess of Spring poster

The Goddess of Spring

Movie · Original Music Composer

1934
The Wise Little Hen poster

The Wise Little Hen

Movie · Original Music Composer

1934
Peculiar Penguins poster

Peculiar Penguins

Movie · Original Music Composer

1934
Funny Little Bunnies poster

Funny Little Bunnies

Movie · Original Music Composer

1934
The Grasshopper and the Ants poster

The Grasshopper and the Ants

Movie · Original Music Composer

1934
Two-Gun Mickey poster

Two-Gun Mickey

Movie · Original Music Composer

1933
The Pied Piper poster

The Pied Piper

Movie · Original Music Composer

1933
The Night Before Christmas poster

The Night Before Christmas

Movie · Original Music Composer

1933
Father Noah's Ark poster

Father Noah's Ark

Movie · Original Music Composer

1933
Terra das Canções de Ninar poster

Terra das Canções de Ninar

Movie · Original Music Composer

1933
Mickey's Mechanical Man poster

Mickey's Mechanical Man

Movie · Music