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Richard A. Whiting (November 12, 1891-February 10, 1938) was a writer of popular songs.

He was born in Peoria, Illinois. He attended the Harvard Military School in Los Angeles, California. Upon his graduation, Whiting began his career as a staff writer for various music publishers. In 1912, he became a personal manager.

In 1919, he moved to Hollywood and wrote a number of film scores. He wrote music, collaborating with such lyricists as BG DeSylva, Ray Egan, Johnny Mercer, Neil Moret, Leo Robin, Gus Kahn, and Sidney Clare, to produce a number of hits (listed below). He also wrote a number of scores for Broadway plays.

He was the father of singer/actress Margaret Whiting and actress Barbara Whiting Smith.

He died in Beverly Hills, California. He was inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame in 1970.

Film scores

Innocents of Paris
Dance of Life
Monte Carlo
Safety in Numbers
The Playboy of Paris
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
One Hour With You
Adorable
Big Broadcast of 1936
Varsity Show
Ready, Willing and Able
Hollywood Hotel
Cowboy from Brooklyn

Broadway show scores

Toot Sweet
George White’s Scandals of 1919
Take a Chance

Hit songs

(They Made it Twice as Nice as Paradise) and They Called it Dixieland
Till We Meet Again
Some Sunday Morning
It’s Tulip Time in Holland
Where the Morning Glories Grow
Where the Black-Eyed Susans Grow
Japanese Sandman
Sleepy-time Gal
Ain’t We Got Fun
Honey
Breezin’ Along With the Breeze
Horses
It’s a Habit of Mine
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Eadie Was a Lady
On the Good Ship Lollipop
Sentimental and Melancholy
Too Marvelous for Words
Love is on the Air Tonight
Silhouetted in the Moonlight
You’ve Got Something There
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

External references

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