Ken Darby
Born in Hebron, Nebraska, USA — May 13 1909• Died Jan 24 1992
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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 group, The Ken Darby Singers, sang backup for Bing Crosby on…
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The Wizard of Oz
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How the West Was Won
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
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Fun and Fancy Free
The Bull (voice) (uncredited)
River of No Return
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Rancho Notorious
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South Pacific
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Song of the South
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Bus Stop
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Elmer Gantry
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Daddy Long Legs
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Carousel
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Broadway Serenade
Singers - 'High Flyin' Number (uncredited)
The Kansan
Member - The King's Men
Make Mine Music
The King's Men / Choral Director (Ken Darby Chorus) (singing voice) (uncredited)
Margie
Off-Screen Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Porgy and Bess
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Donald's Dilemma
Donald Duck's Singing (voice) (uncredited)
We've Never Been Licked
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Honolulu
Groucho 1 (uncredited)
Let's Go Native
Quartet Singer (as The King's Men) (uncredited)
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
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The Night Before Christmas
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The Girl Next Door
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Stagecoach War
Outlaw
For Me and My Gal
Member - The King's Men (uncredited)
Trick or Treat
Jack-O'lantern (uncredited)
Call Me Madam
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Flower Drum Song
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Going Hollywood
Member - The King's Men
The Showdown
Rider
Two-Faced Woman
Member - The King's Men (uncredited)
Stars and Stripes Forever
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Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land
Uncle Tom (uncredited)
Law of the Pampas
The King's Men Member
Renegade Trail
Rider
Big Man from the North
Villain Pig (voice) (uncredited)
The Martins and the Coys
The King's Men
The Queen was in the Parlor
King (voice) (uncredited)
Walt Disney's Halloween Hilarities
Jack-o'lantern (voice)
The Brave Engineer
Himself
Red-Headed Baby
Spider
The Organ Grinder
Singing Organ Grinder (voice) (uncredited)
Box Car Blues
Pig Hobo (voice) (uncredited)