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Ken Darby
Actor
Died January 24, 1992 (82 years)
Kenneth Lorin Darby was an American composer, vocal arranger, lyricist, and conductor. His film scores were recognized by the awarding of three Academy Awards and one Grammy Award. He provided vocals for the Munchkinland mayor in The Wizard of Oz (1939), who was portrayed in the film by Charlie Becker. Darby is also notable as the author of The Brownstone House of Nero Wolfe (1983), a biography of the home of Rex Stout's fictional detective.
Filmography
| 1946 | Make Mine Music · as The King's Men / Choral Director (Ken Darby Chorus) (singing voice) (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Kansan · as Member - The King's Men |
| 1942 | For Me and My Gal · as Member - The King's Men (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Two-Faced Woman · as Member - The King's Men |
| 1940 | Stagecoach War · as Outlaw |
| 1940 | The Showdown · as Rider |
| 1939 | The Wizard of Oz · as Munchkinland Mayor |
| 1939 | Law of the Pampas · as The King's Men Member |
| 1939 | Renegade Trail · as Rider |
| 1939 | Honolulu · as Groucho 1 |
| 1939 | Broadway Serenade · as Singers - 'High Flyin' Number (uncredited) |
| 1934 | We're Not Dressing · as King's Men Member |