William Franke Harling

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William Franke Harling (born January 18, 1887 in London , † November 22, 1958 in Sierra Madre , California ) was an Anglo-American film composer.

Life

Harling received his musical training at the Grace Choir Church School in New York City . He then worked as an organist and choir director at the Church of the Resurrection in Brussels. He then spent two years at the United States Military Academy at West Point. There he composed the anthem "The Corps," and the march "West Point Forever."

Harling, who usually appears in the shortened form of the name W. Franke Harling in employee directories of films , was active as a composer in the film business primarily in the 1930s and early 1940s. He received an Oscar in 1940 for his involvement in the editing of the film music for the classic Western Ringo by director John Ford . Harling died in Sierra Madre, California , and his grave is in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills .

Filmography (selection)

literature

  • Jürgen Wölfer and Roland Löper: “ The great lexicon of film composers. The magicians of cinematic acoustics - from Ennio Morricone to Hans Zimmer ”. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-89602-296-2 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Frederick Nolan: Lorenz Hart: A Poet on Broadway . Oxford University Press 1995. ISBN 0-19-510289-4 , pp. 46-47.
  2. ^ William Franke Harling in the Find a Grave database
personal data
SURNAME Harling, William Franke
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Harling, W. Franke; Harling, Frank; Harling, Franke; Harling, W. Frank
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Anglo-American film composer
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH November 22, 1958
Place of death Sierra Madre , California , USA