Ken Darby
Biography
Kenneth Lorin Darby (May 13, 1909 – January 24, 1992) was an American composer, vocal arranger, lyricist, and conductor. His film scores were recognized by the awarding of three Academy Awards and one Grammy Award. He provided vocals for the Munchkinland mayor in The Wizard of Oz (1939), who was portrayed in the film by Charlie Becker. Darby is also notable as the author of The Brownstone House of Nero Wolfe (1983), a biography of the home of Rex Stout's fictional detective. Ken Darby's choral …
Known For
The Wizard of Oz
Music Arranger
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Songs
How the West Was Won
Lyricist
River of No Return
Songs
Fun and Fancy Free
The Bull (voice) (uncredited)
Elmer Gantry
Music Supervisor
Song of the South
Music Director
Trick or Treat
Jack-O'lantern (uncredited)
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Filmography
Acting (25)
Movies (25)
Walt Disney's Halloween Hilarities
1953as Jack-o'lantern (voice)
Trick or Treat
1952as Jack-O'lantern (uncredited)
The Brave Engineer
1950as Himself
Fun and Fancy Free
1947as The Bull (voice) (uncredited)
Donald's Dilemma
1947as Donald Duck's Singing (voice) (uncredited)
The Martins and the Coys
1946as The King's Men
Make Mine Music
1946as The King's Men / Choral Director (Ken Darby Chorus) (singing voice) (uncredited)
Margie
1946as Off-Screen Singer (voice) (uncredited)
The Kansan
1943as Member - The King's Men
For Me and My Gal
1942as Member - The King's Men (uncredited)
Two-Faced Woman
1941as Member - The King's Men (uncredited)
Stagecoach War
1940as Outlaw
The Showdown
1940as Rider
Law of the Pampas
1939as The King's Men Member
Honolulu
1939as Groucho 1 (uncredited)
Broadway Serenade
1939as Singers - 'High Flyin' Number (uncredited)
Renegade Trail
1939as Rider
The Organ Grinder
1933as Singing Organ Grinder (voice) (uncredited)
Going Hollywood
1933as Member - The King's Men
The Queen was in the Parlor
1932as King (voice) (uncredited)
Big Man from the North
1931as Villain Pig (voice) (uncredited)
Red-Headed Baby
1931as Spider
Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land
1931as Uncle Tom (uncredited)
Let's Go Native
1930as Quartet Singer (as The King's Men) (uncredited)
Box Car Blues
1930as Pig Hobo (voice) (uncredited)
Crew (24)
Movies (24)
The Night Before Christmas
1968Original Music Composer
How the West Was Won
1962Lyricist
How the West Was Won
1962Vocals
Flower Drum Song
1961Assistant Music Supervisor
Elmer Gantry
1960Music Supervisor
Porgy and Bess
1959Original Music Composer
South Pacific
1958Other
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
1957Vocal Coach
Carousel
1956Other
Bus Stop
1956Songs
Bus Stop
1956Vocal Coach
Daddy Long Legs
1955Vocal Coach
River of No Return
1954Songs
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953Songs
Call Me Madam
1953Vocal Coach
The Girl Next Door
1953Vocal Coach
Rancho Notorious
1952Lyricist
Rancho Notorious
1952Songs
Stars and Stripes Forever
1952Vocal Coach
The Brave Engineer
1950Original Music Composer
Song of the South
1946Music Director
Song of the South
1946Songs
We've Never Been Licked
1943Vocals
The Wizard of Oz
1939Music Arranger
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