Harry Warren wrote over 800 songs across six decades, becoming the primary tunesmith for Hollywood's golden age. Born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna in Brooklyn in 1893 to Italian immigrant parents, Warren composed for fifty-six feature films and contributed music that appeared in over 300 movies. His collaborations with lyricists Al Dubin, Mack Gordon, and Johnny Mercer produced an extraordinary catalog including "I Only Have Eyes for You," "There Will Never Be Another You," "The More I See You," and "At Last." His work for Warner Bros. musicals yielded Depression-era classics like "Lullaby of Broadway" and the first gold record "Chattanooga Choo Choo" with Mack Gordon. Later collaborations produced "September in the Rain," "This Is Always," and "Summer Night," all essential jazz repertoire. Despite winning three Academy Awards, Warren remained famously under-recognized compared to contemporaries. He died in 1981.
