Harry Warren
b, Dec. 24, 1893, New York (Brooklyn), NY, USA. d, Sept. 22, 1981, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
né: Salvatore Anthony Guaragna.
Overview:
Here's a photograph of Harry and his partner Mack Gordon, together with Bandleaders Harry James, Glenn Miller and Sammy Kaye.
Harry Warren was one of the most successful composers from the early 1920's through the 1950's. His biggest hits, coming during the 1930's and '40's, included "That's Amore"; "Nagasaki"; "You'll Never Know", and "The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe". Among his collaborators were lyricists Al Dubin (1928-39), Johnny Mercer (1938-39), and Mack Gordon (1940-45). Some of his best-known tunes were written for Hollywood. And along the way, he won three Academy Awards (1935, 1940, and 1946).
One of 11 children of a Brooklyn, N.Y. bootmaker, Harry had musical leanings even as a young child. He taught himself to play the Accordion and other instruments. At age 15, he was playing drums in a traveling carnival show (the John Victor Brass Band). He later worked as a stage hand in vaudeville houses, and as a jack-of-all-trades in New York's Vitagraph motion picture studios, where he worked as prop man; movie extra; assistant director, and occasionally played piano to put the silent screen stars in the proper mood.
After serving in the US Navy during WW1, he became a pianist in New York City cafes. Later, he became a song plugger. Many of his Tin Pan Alley songs are still popular today.
Brief Chronology:
In 1922, when he was 29 years old, he produced his first hit and followed it with two other songs.
"Rose of the Rio Grande", with lyric by Edgar Leslie.
"I Love My Baby and My Baby Loves Me", with a Bud Green lyric.
"Where Do You Worka John" had a lyric by Mort Weinberg and Charles Marks.
Warren produced his best songs starting in 1927.
1927 "Away Down South in Heaven", lyric by Bud Green
1928 "Nagasaki", to lyric by Mort Dixon.
1929 "Absence Makes the heart Grow Fonder for Somebody Else", lyric by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young.
"Where the Shy Little Violets Grow", lyric by Lewis and Young.
Warren had sold one of his songs to Paramount in 1929, and in 1930, he started writing for Warner Bros. After writing a number of hits for them, he finally joined the Warners organization in 1932. In 1941, he joined Twentieth Century Fox. In 1945, joined the MGM studios.
1929, his first screen hit songs.
"Crying For the Carolines", lyric by Lewis and Young
"Have a Little Faith in Me", lyric by Lewis and Young
VIDEO: "Harry Warren Playing his own Songs" (23 Million Byte Download) (Film Clip: twentiesDOLL12213 ) The complete Vitaphone Short. Delightful. Harry at the piano of course.
The more than 75 films to which he has contributed, have produced over 128 hit songs, - 12 of which were in the number one spot on the hit parade.
1930 Songs for the Broadway musical 'Sweet and Low' had songs:
"Cheerful Little Earful", lyric Mort Dixon and Billy Rose
"Would You Like To Take a Walk?", lyric Dixon and Rose.
1931 for Broadway show, 'Laugh Parade', with Ed Wynn:
"You're My Everything", lyric by Dixon and Young
"The Torch Song", lyric by Dixon and Young
"Ooh, That Kiss", lyric by Dixon and Young
1931 The Billy Rose Broadway musical 'Crazy Quilt', had his 'standard':
"I Found a Million Dollar Baby in a Five-and-Ten Cent Store", with lyric by Dixon and Rose.
1931 "By The River Sainte Marie", lyric by Edgar Leslie, was a Tin Pan Alley hit.
Harry Warren and Al Dubin were a great team that worked together in the 1928 to 1939 period. To Warren's Music with lyrics by Al Dubin, include:
1932 for film, 'Forty Second Street', the songs;
"Shuffle Off to Buffalo"
"I'm Young and Healthy"
"You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me"
"Forty-second Street"
1933 For film, Gold Digger's of 1933
"Gold Digger's Song (We're in the Money)"
"I've Got to Sing a Torch Song"
1934 for Film 'Twenty Million Sweethearts', the songs;
"I'll String Along," and
"Fair and Warmer"
1934 for film 'Dames'
"I Only Have Eyes for You,"
for film 'The Crooner'
"Three's a Crowd"
for film 'Footlight Parade', starring James Cagney who sang
"Shanghai Lil"
for film, 'Moulin Rouge', the song
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams'
for film, 'Roman Scandals', starring Eddie Cantor
"Keep Young and Beautiful"
for film, 'Wonder Bar', starring Al Jolson
"Wonder Bar"
1935 for film 'Gold Digger's of Broadway, 1935', the song:
"Lullaby of Broadway," lyric Dubin. Warren's first Academy Award.
1935 for film 'Go Into Your Dance', the songs:
"She's a Latin From Manhattan" , lyric by Al Dubin.
"The Little Things You Used to Do", lyric by Al Dubin.
"About a Quarter to Nine", lyric by Al Dubin. Al Jolson hit.
1935 for film, 'Stars over Broadway', the songs:
"Where Am I", lyric by Al Dubin.
"You Let Me Down", lyric by Al Dubin.
1935 for film 'Broadway Gondolier' the songs:
"Lulu's Back In Town", lyric by Al Dubin.
1935 for film 'Cain and Mabel', the song:
"I'll Sing You a Thousand Love Songs", lyric by Al Dubin.
1936 for film Sing Me a Love Song', the song:
"Summer Night", lyric by Al Dubin.
1937 for film, 'Melody for Two', had the song:
"September in the Rain,", lyric by Al Dubin.
For the film 'Mr. Deeds Takes to the Air', the songs:
"Remember Me?", lyric by Al Dubin.
"Am I in Love", lyric by Al Dubin.
1937 for film, 'Gold Diggers of 1937', the song:
"Plenty of Money and You", lyric by Al Dubin.
For film, 'The Singing Marine', the song:
I Know Now", lyric by Al Dubin.
1938 "Jeepers Creepers," and
"You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby,"
1941 "Chattanooga Choo Choo,"
1942 "There Will Never Be Another You" and "I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo,"
1943 for film 'Hello, Frisco, Hello', the songs:
"I Had the Craziest Dream", lyric Mack Gordon.
"You'll Never Know,", lyric Mack Gordon, an Academy Award song.
Warren and Mercer worked together from about 1938 to 1939, and on and off after that. To Warren's music to lyrics by Johnny Mercer
1945 for film 'The Harvey Girls', starring Judy Garland.
"On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe", lyric Johnny Mercer. Another Academy Award song for Harry Warren.
"It's a Great Big World', lyric Johnny Mercer.
for film 'Hard to Get', the song:
"You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby"
"Jeepers Creepers"
Warren and Mack Gordon worked together in the period of about 1940 to 1945. To Warren's Music to lyrics by Mack Gordon, we have such songs as:
for film, 'Sun Valley Serenade', the songs:
"I Know Why and So Do You"
"It Happened in Sun Valley"
"Chattanooga Choo Choo"
for film, 'Orchestra Wives', the song:
"Serenade in Blue"
"At Last"
for film, 'Down Argentine Way', starring Betty Grable, the song:
"Down Argentine Way"
for film 'Springtime in the Rockies', the song:
"I Had the Craziest Dream"
for film, 'Sweet Rosie O'Grady', the song:
"My Heart Tells Me"
For film, 'Iceland'
"There'll Never be Another You"
for film, 'The Diamond Horseshoe', the songs:
"The More I See You"
"I Wish I Knew"
Harry Warren also composed music with many other lyricists. To Warren's Music with lyrics by others, we have songs such as:
for the Ziegfeld Follies, the song:
"This Heart of Mine", lyric Arthur Freed
for film 'Summer Holiday', the song:
"The Stanley Steamer", lyric by Ralph Blane.
for film 'The Barclays of Broadway', starred Astaire and Rogers.
"My One and Only Highland Fling", lyric Ira Gershwin
for film 'Summer Stock', the songs;
"You Wonderful You", lyric by Jack Brooks and Saul Chapin.
"Friendly Star", lyric by Jack Brooks and Saul Chapin.
1954 for film 'The Caddy', the song:
"That's Amore", lyric by Brooks
for film 'An Affair to Remember", stars Cary Grant & Deborah Kerr
"A Love Affair to Remember", lyric Harold Adamson.
for the film, 'Separate Tables', the song;
"Separate Tables", lyric Adamson.
Warren and Adamson also wrote "The Legend of Wyatt Earp', for the TV series of the same name.
Harry's marriage to Josephine Wensler (Dec. 1917) lasted till his death. Warren is a member of the Songwriters' Hall of Fame.
Diane Warren
b: Sept. 7, 1956
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Multiple Oscar-nominated songwriter Diane Warren, has contributed songs to a great many films. Diane's film career began in the 1980s, and continues today. She is a good friend of composers Marilyn and Alan Bergman.
Among Diane's film works are:
Starship Enterprise (2001 TV Series. Theme)
America's Sweethearts (2001. Song "Some Hearts")
Legally Blonde (2001. Song "Don't Need You (To Tell Me I'm Pretty")
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
Pearl Harbor (2001. Song "There You'll Be")
Moulin Rouge! (2001 song)
Driven (2001 several songs)
Coyote Ugly (2000 Several songs)
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000. Song "Painted On My Heart")
Down to You (2000. Song "It All Comes Down To You")
Music of the Heart (1999. The title song)
Notting Hill (1999. Song "From the Heart")
Prince of Egypt, The (1998. Song "I Will Get There")
Armageddon (1998. Song "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing")
Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997. Song "Make Tonight Beautiful")
Con Air (1997. Song "How Do I Live")
Space Jam (1996. Song "For You I Will")
Associate, The (1996. Song)
Up Close & Personal (1996. Song)
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995. Song)
While You Were Sleeping (1995. Song --uncredited)
Specialist, The (1994. Song "Real") ... aka Especialista, El (1994) (Peru)
Evening Star (1993) (song "Ghost Town")
Mannequin 2: On the Move (1991 Song)
Ghost Dad (1990. Song "Strong As Steel") (uncredited)
Innocent Man, An (1989. Song "When The Night Comes")
Licence to Kill (1989. Song "If You Asked Me To")
Sing (1989. songs)
Tequila Sunrise (1988. Song "Give A Little Love")
Vice Versa (1988. Song "Set The Night To Music")
Mannequin (1987. Song)
Youngblood (1986. Song "Stand In The Fire")
Golden Child, The (1986. Song "A Deeper Love")
Last Dragon, The (1985. Song "Rhythm of the Night")
Ghostbusters (1984. Song "Hot Night)