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W. Franke Harling
Composer, Additional Credits
Born January 18, 1887Died November 22, 1958 (71 years)
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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.
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.
W. Franke Harling Filmography
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| 1944 | When the Lights Go on Again · as Composer |
| 1944 | Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore · as Original Music Composer |
| 1943 | I Escaped from the Gestapo · as Composer |
| 1942 | The Lady Is Willing · as Original Music Composer |
| 1941 | Blondie in Society · as Original Music Composer |
| 1941 | Riders of Death Valley · as Original Music Composer |
| 1941 | Penny Serenade · as Original Music Composer |
| 1941 | Adam Had Four Sons · as Original Music Composer |
| 1937 | Souls at Sea · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | So Red the Rose · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | Peter Ibbetson · as Original Music Composer |
| 1934 | One More River · as Original Music Composer |
| 1933 | Man's Castle · as Original Music Composer |
| 1933 | The Kiss Before the Mirror · as Music Director |
| 1933 | Destination Unknown · as Composer |
| 1933 | The Keyhole · as Original Music Composer |
| 1932 | Stranger in Town · as Original Music Composer |
| 1932 | Madame Butterfly · as Original Music Composer |
| 1932 | The Bitter Tea of General Yen · as Original Music Composer |
| 1932 | A Farewell to Arms · as Original Music Composer |
| 1932 | Men Are Such Fools · as Composer |
| 1932 | Trouble in Paradise · as Original Music Composer |
| 1932 | The Crash · as Original Music Composer |
| 1932 | A Bill of Divorcement · as Original Music Composer |
| 1932 | Blonde Venus · as Original Music Composer |
| 1932 | Winner Take All · as Original Music Composer |
| 1932 | Two Seconds · as Original Music Composer |
| 1932 | The Rich Are Always with Us · as Original Music Composer |
| 1932 | This Is the Night · as Original Music Composer |
| 1932 | One Hour with You · as Original Music Composer |
| 1932 | Shanghai Express · as Original Music Composer |
| 1932 | Broken Lullaby · as Original Music Composer |
| 1931 | The False Madonna · as Original Music Composer |
| 1931 | Tabu: A Story of the South Seas · as Composer |
| 1931 | Rango · as Composer |
| 1931 | Scandal Sheet · as Original Music Composer |
| 1930 | The Right to Love · as Original Music Composer |
| 1930 | Monte Carlo · as Original Music Composer |
| 1930 | The Silent Enemy · as Composer |
| 1930 | Men Are Like That · as Composer |
| 1930 | Only the Brave · as Original Music Composer |
| 1930 | Behind the Make-Up · as Original Music Composer |
| 1930 | The Vagabond King · as Composer |
| 1930 | The Kibitzer · as Original Music Composer |
| 1929 | The Marriage Playground · as Composer |
| 1929 | The Love Parade · as Original Music Composer |
| 1929 | Charming Sinners · as Composer |
| 1929 | Dangerous Curves · as Composer |
| 1928 | Interference · as Composer |
| 1928 | Show Girl · as Composer |