{"id":14435,"date":"2012-04-11T13:39:46","date_gmt":"2012-04-11T17:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/?p=14435"},"modified":"2012-04-11T09:40:21","modified_gmt":"2012-04-11T13:40:21","slug":"leigh-harline-brought-memorable-characters-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2012\/04\/leigh-harline-brought-memorable-characters-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Leigh Harline Brought Memorable Characters to Life"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Pinocchio<\/a>

Record Cover for Recordings of the Music from Pinocchio<\/p><\/div>\n

Walt Disney Studios is known for their great animated films filled with memorable songs, songs that we remember from our childhood and that last with us through adulthood.\u00a0 They are songs we share with our own children as they grow.\u00a0 We usually remember the names of the actors who brought the characters to life, but not everyone pays attention to the names of those who wrote those songs that stay with us.\u00a0 Leigh Harline, a prolific composer, was one of those people who brought the early Disney characters to life through his songs.<\/p>\n

Harline was the son of Swedish immigrants who converted to Mormonism.\u00a0 He was born in Utah on March 26, 1907, and was his parent\u2019s thirteenth child.\u00a0 His family recognized his musical talents early in his life, and he played the organ on Sundays at the Mormon Tabernacle when he was twelve years old.\u00a0\u00a0 He attended the Latter Day Saints High School and then the University of Utah, where he majored in music and studied piano and organ with J. Spencer Cornwall, the conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.<\/p>\n

\"Lie<\/a>

Part of the music from the Lie Sequence in Pinocchio where Pinocchio\u2019s nose grows.<\/p><\/div>\n

In 1928, Harline moved to California where he worked for radio stations in San Francisco and Los Angeles composing music and also serving as an announcer and singer.\u00a0 Around this time, he also married his first wife, Cathryn C. Palmer with whom he had two daughters, Karen and Gretchen.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In 1933, Harline caught the attention of Walt Disney and began working at the Disney Studios. \u00a0His first compositions at Disney consisted of music for animated shorts, in particular the Silly Symphonies.\u00a0\u00a0 During his tenure at Disney, he wrote the songs for more than 50 animated shorts.\u00a0 Along with Frank Churchill, he composed music for Disney\u2019s first full length animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.<\/em>\u00a0 His<\/p>\n

\"Mr.<\/a>

First Page of the Score for The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker<\/p><\/div>\n

best-known work, though, is the music for Pinocchio<\/em> and the famous song, \u201cWhen You Wish Upon a Star.\u201d\u00a0 He received an Oscar nomination for best music and score for his work on Snow White<\/em> and two Academy Awards for Pinocchio<\/em>.<\/p>\n

After leaving Disney in 1941, Harline freelanced with several studios.\u00a0 He wrote music for both films and television.\u00a0 His film credits include: The Pride of the Yankees<\/em> (1942), The More the Merrier<\/em> (1943), Road to Utopia<\/em> (1946), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes<\/em> (1953), The True Story of Jesse James<\/em> (1957), The Enemy Below<\/em> (1957), The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker<\/em> (1959), Strange Bedfellows<\/em> (1965), and many more. He wrote songs for television series such as Wagon Train<\/em>, Shirley Temple Theater<\/em>, Daniel Boone<\/em>, Ben Casey<\/em>, The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters<\/em>, and Perry Mason<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Archives and Rare Books Library holds papers of Leigh Harline in its Urban Studies Collection.\u00a0 Harline’s papers contain many scores written by Harline throughout his career including drafts of the music for Pinocchio<\/em> and even music that did not make it into the final film.\u00a0 The collection also includes scores for various films and television shows and recordings of Harline\u2019s creations.\u00a0 For a complete list of the scores and recordings available in this collection, consult the OhioLINK EAD Finding Aid<\/a>.\u00a0 For more information on the Archives and Rare Books Library or for general questions, visit our website at: http:\/\/www.libraries.uc.edu\/libraries\/arb\/index.html<\/a>\u00a0 or call 513-556-1959.<\/p>\n

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