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Richard A. Whiting

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Composer 1891–1938

Richard Armstrong Whiting (November 12, 1891 – February 19, 1938) was an American composer of popular songs, including the standards "Hooray for Hollywood", "Ain't We Got Fun?" and "On the Good Ship Lollipop". He also wrote lyrics occasionally, and film scores most notably for the standard "She's Funny That Way". He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936 for "When Did You Leave Heaven" from the film Sing, Baby Sing.

Also credited on3 works

Take A Chance
Free For All
Fosse

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In the literature1 passages

  • Act Two: Introduction (Fred Freed); “A Boy and a Girl” (English lyric by Ben Smith, music by Henri Betti); “L’illusioniste” (lyric by Vittonet, music by Jean Constantin); “Un Gentleman” (lyric and music by Maurice Chevalier); “She and He” (English lyric by Ben Smith, music by Henri Betti); “À Las Vegas” (English lyric by Maurice Chevalier…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt

Passages naming this person, found by keyword across 178 books. A keyword match is not a biography, and a common name will pull in the wrong one.

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