Ralph Rainger

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Ralph Rainger (October 7, 1901 – October 23, 1942) was an American composer of popular music principally for films.

Born Ralph Reichenthal in New York City, Rainger embarked on a legal career before escaping to Broadway where he became Clifton Webb's accompanist.

His first hit "Moanin' Low," with lyrics by Howard Dietz, was written for Webb's co-star Libby Holman in the 1929 revue The Little Show. Moving to Hollywood, Rainger teamed up with lyricist Leo Robin to produce a string of successful film songs.

In the years that followed, Rainger wrote or collaborated on such hit songs as "Louise," "Love in Bloom" (comedian Jack Benny’s theme song), "Faithful Forever," "June in January," "Blue Hawaii" and "Thanks for the Memory," which entertainer Bob Hope adopted as his signature song.

Rainger's career was tragically cut short by a fatal plane crash near Palm Springs, California, in 1942. He was a passenger aboard an American Airlines DC-3 airliner that was involved in a midair collision with a U.S. Army Air Corps bomber; he was 41 years old.

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