E.Y. Harburg

E.Y. Harburg

music department, writer, composer

E.Y. Harburg was born on Apr 08, 1896 in USA. E.Y. Harburg's big-screen debut came with Broadway Gondolier directed by Lloyd Bacon in 1935. E.Y. Harburg is known for The Wizard of Oz directed by Victor Fleming, Judy Garland stars as Dorothy Gale and Frank Morgan as Professor Marvel. E.Y. Harburg has got 2 awards and 3 nominations so far. The most recent award E.Y. Harburg achieved is ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards. The upcoming new movie E.Y. Harburg plays is Finian's Rainbow which will be released on Oct 09, 1968.

One of the great lyricists of American song, Edgar Yipsel Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg) grew up in the working-class Jewish ghetto of Manhattan's Lower East Side. In high school, he befriended

  • Birthday

    Apr 08, 1896
  • Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Awards

2 wins & 3 nominations

ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1986
Most Performed Feature Film Standards on TV
Winner - ASCAP Award
Academy Awards, USA
1940
Best Music, Original Song
Winner - Oscar