Ned Washington

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Ned Washington (b. 15 August 1901 in Scranton, Pennsylvania – d. 20 December 1976 in Beverly Hills, California, aged 75) was an American lyric writer.

Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962. He won the Best Original Music award twice for "When You Wish Upon A Star" in Pinocchio in 1940 and "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')" in High Noon in 1952.

Some of Washington's most famous songs include:

• "I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You" (music by George Bassman, 1932)
• "A Ghost of a Chance" (music by Victor Young, 1932)
• "Smoke Rings" (music by H. Eugene Gifford, 1933)
• "My Foolish Heart" (music by Victor Young, 1950)
• "The High and the Mighty" (music by Dimitri Tiomkin, 1954)
• "Wild is the Wind" (music by Dimitri Tiomkin, 1956)
• "Rawhide" (music by Dimitri Tiomkin, 1958)
• "Stella by Starlight" (music by Victor Young)

Ned Washington is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

[edit] External link

• Ned Washington at the Internet Movie Database
• [1] Do Not Forsake Me: The Ballad of High Noon and the Rise of the Movie Theme Song (Senses of Cinema)