Richard A. Whiting
Richard A. Whiting ( born November 12, 1891 in Peoria, Illinois, † February 10, 1938 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California ) was an American composer and lyricist, whose film music appeared in over 450 films and a time was nominated for an Oscar for best song, and in 1987 posthumously won the award of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ( ASCAP ) for the most played song.
Life
Whiting worked 1919-1933 as a composer and lyricist mainly for productions of Broadway musical theater as the Musical revues Toot Sweet ( 1919) and Tip Top (1920). In 1927, he worked as a composer for the first time at a film production company, and indeed at one staged by Philip Braham film about the singer and pianist Norah Blaney entitled Norah Blaney. Whiting, who suffered from heart problems, wrote until his death in numerous well-known standard tunes like " Is not We Got Fun? ", " On the Good Ship Lollipop," "Too Marvelous ," " Japanaese Sandman " and " Louise ", but also Harry Akst, and Gus Kahn the jazz classic " Guilty " from the year 1931. He also collaborated with composers and songwriters like Buddy DeSylva, Raymond B. Egan, Neil Moret and Sidney Clare.
At the Academy Awards in 1937, he was together with the lyricist Walter Bullock for the song " When Did You Leave Heaven " from the musical film Sing, Baby, Sing ( 1936) by Sidney Lanfield with Alice Faye, Adolphe Menjou and Gregory Ratoff for the Oscar for best song nominated.
His songs have also been used widely after his death in about 450 films and television series, but also for production of records by Lester Young as composed by Johnny Mercer song " Too Marvelous For Words " and also for the album Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics song used " Miss Brown to You", a joint production of him, Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger. 1987 Whiting, which was recorded in 1970 posthumously as a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, was honored by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ( ASCAP ) with the prize for the most played song for the song " Hooray for Hollywood".
Whiting, whose grandfather Richard H. Whiting was from 1875 to 1877 member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois, was the father of the singers Margaret Whiting and Barbara Whiting.