Richard A. Whiting
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Richard A. Whiting (November 12, 1891-February 10, 1938) was a writer of popular songs.
He was born in Peoria, Illinois. He attended the Harvard Military School in Los Angeles, California. Upon his graduation, Whiting began his career as a staff writer for various music publishers. In 1912, he became a personal manager.
In 1919, he moved to Hollywood and wrote a number of film scores. He wrote music, collaborating with such lyricists as BG DeSylva, Ray Egan, Johnny Mercer, Neil Moret, Leo Robin, Gus Kahn, and Sidney Clare, to produce a number of hits (listed below). He also wrote a number of scores for Broadway plays.
He was the father of singer/actress Margaret Whiting and actress Barbara Whiting Smith.
He died from a heart attack in Beverly Hills, California, aged 46. He died at the height of his powers and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
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[edit] Film scores
- Innocents of Paris
- Dance of Life
- Monte Carlo
- Safety in Numbers
- The Playboy of Paris
- Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
- One Hour With You
- Adorable
- Big Broadcast of 1936
- Varsity Show
- Ready, Willing and Able
- Hollywood Hotel
- Cowboy from Brooklyn
[edit] Broadway show scores
- Toot Sweet
- George White’s Scandals of 1919
- Take a Chance
[edit] Hit songs
- "(They Made it Twice as Nice as Paradise) and They Called it Dixieland"
- "Till We Meet Again"
- "Some Sunday Morning"
- "It's Tulip Time in Holland"
- "Where the Morning Glories Grow"
- "Where the Black-Eyed Susans Grow"
- "The Japanese Sandman"
- "Sleepy Time Gal"
- "Ain't We Got Fun?"
- "Hooray for Hollywood"
- "Honey"
- "Breezin' Along With the Breeze"
- "Horses"
- "It's a Habit of Mine"
- "Beyond the Blue Horizon"
- "Eadie Was a Lady"
- "On the Good Ship Lollipop"
- "Sentimental and Melancholy"
- "Too Marvelous for Words"
- "Love Is on the Air Tonight"
- "Silhouetted in the Moonlight"
- "You've Got Something There"
- "Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride"
- "She's Funny That Way" (words only)
