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- Birth nameSalvatore Anthony Guaragna
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Harry Warren was born on December 24, 1893 in Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The Shape of Water (2017), An Affair to Remember (1957) and Sphere (1998). He was married to Josephine Wensler. He died on September 22, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseJosephine Wensler(December 19, 1917 - September 22, 1981) (his death, 2 children)
- RelativesRich Delia(Niece or Nephew)
- Closely associated with early 30s Warner Bros. musicals, he ranks as one of the most prolific and successful songwriters in the history of American pop music, his many hits include: "Where Do You Work-a, John?", "Nagasaki", "You're Getting to be a Habit with Me", "I Only Have Eyes for You", "Lullabye of Broadway", "Shadow Waltz", "Young and Healthy", "Forty Second Street", "About a Quarter to Nine", "At Last", "I Had the Craziest Dream", "The More I See You", "There Will Never Be Another You" and the Glenn Miller hit favorite, "Chattanooga Choo-Choo".
- Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971.
- He was interred in the Sanctuary of Tenderness at Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles, beside his wife and son.
- He had two children with his wife, Josephine: son, Harry Warren, Jr. (born in 1919; died in 1938 from complications from pneumonia); and daughter, Joan (born in 1924; died in 1991).
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 842-844. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
- Out here in Hollywood, a songwriter was always the lowest form of animal life.
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