Ken Darby
About
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Also Known As
Kenneth Darby
Birth Place
Hebron, Nebraska, USA
Died
January 24, 1992
Biography
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Three-time Oscar winner for his lush musical adaptations of Broadway musicals to film: "The King and I" (1956) and "Camelot" (1967), both in collaboration with Alfred Newman; and "Porgy and Bess" (1959), with Andre Previn. A leading musical scorer, conductor and songwriter in films from the late 1940s through the 60s, Darby wrote songs for "River of No Return," "Garden of Evil" (both 195...
Filmography
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Margie
(1946)
Soundtrack singer
Breakfast of Champions
(1999)
Song
The Great Bank Robbery
(1969)
Vocal Arrangements
Once You Kiss a Stranger
(1969)
Composer
Finian's Rainbow
(1968)
Associate Music Supervisor
Camelot
(1967)
Associate Music Supervisor
Family & Companions
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Vera Darby
Wife
Biography
Three-time Oscar winner for his lush musical adaptations of Broadway musicals to film: "The King and I" (1956) and "Camelot" (1967), both in collaboration with Alfred Newman; and "Porgy and Bess" (1959), with Andre Previn. A leading musical scorer, conductor and songwriter in films from the late 1940s through the 60s, Darby wrote songs for "River of No Return," "Garden of Evil" (both 1954), "The Lieutenant Wore Skirts" (1955) and "Villa" (1958). He served as musical associate on the 1962 remake of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "State Fair" and, teamed with Alfred Newman, was Oscar-nominated for scoring Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific" (1958) and "Flower Drum Song" (1961) as well as "How the West Was Won" (1963).
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Margie
(1946)
Soundtrack singer
Music (Feature Film)
Breakfast of Champions
(1999)
Song
The Great Bank Robbery
(1969)
Vocal Arrangements
Once You Kiss a Stranger
(1969)
Composer
Finian's Rainbow
(1968)
Associate Music Supervisor
Camelot
(1967)
Associate Music Supervisor
The Greatest Story Ever Told
(1965)
Choral Supervisor
How the West Was Won
(1963)
Composer
How the West Was Won
(1963)
Music Associate
State Fair
(1962)
Associate
The Fiend of Dope Island
(1961)
Composer
Flower Drum Song
(1961)
Associate Music Supervisor
Back Street
(1961)
Composer
The Canadians
(1961)
Composer
Elmer Gantry
(1960)
Associate Music Supervisor
Porgy and Bess
(1959)
Associate
Hound-Dog Man
(1959)
Associate
Journey to the Center of the Earth
(1959)
Associate
Hound-Dog Man
(1959)
Composer
Villa!!
(1958)
Composer
South Pacific
(1958)
Associate
The Mark of the Hawk
(1958)
Composer
An Affair to Remember
(1957)
Vocal Supervisor
Desk Set
(1957)
Vocal coach
The Three Faces of Eve
(1957)
Vocal Supervisor
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
(1957)
Vocal Supervisor
Bernardine
(1957)
Vocal Supervisor
Bus Stop
(1956)
Vocal Supervisor
Love Me Tender
(1956)
Vocal Supervisor
The Girl Can't Help It
(1956)
Vocal Supervisor
Carousel
(1956)
Associate
The King and I
(1956)
Associate
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
(1956)
Composer
Bus Stop
(1956)
Composer
Seven Cities of Gold
(1955)
Vocal Supervisor
A Man Called Peter
(1955)
Vocal Supervisor
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
(1955)
Vocal Supervisor
House of Bamboo
(1955)
Vocal Supervisor
Soldier of Fortune
(1955)
Vocal Supervisor
Daddy Long Legs
(1955)
Vocal Supervisor
How To Be Very, Very Popular
(1955)
Vocal Supervisor
The Tall Men
(1955)
Composer
Seven Cities of Gold
(1955)
Composer
How To Be Very, Very Popular
(1955)
Composer
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
(1955)
Composer
Garden of Evil
(1954)
Composer
Three Coins in the Fountain
(1954)
Vocal Director
Demetrius and the Gladiators
(1954)
Vocal Director
The Egyptian
(1954)
Vocal Supervisor
There's No Business Like Show Business
(1954)
Vocal Supervisor
River of No Return
(1954)
Vocal Director
There's No Business Like Show Business
(1954)
Vocal Arrangements
River of No Return
(1954)
Composer
Siege at Red River
(1954)
Composer
Tonight We Sing
(1953)
Choral Director
The Girl Next Door
(1953)
Vocal Director
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
(1953)
Vocal Director
The Robe
(1953)
Choral Arrangements
Call Me Madam
(1953)
Vocal Director
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
(1953)
Composer
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
(1953)
Composer
Vicki
(1953)
Composer
How to Marry a Millionaire
(1953)
Composer
O. Henry's Full House
(1952)
Vocal Director
With a Song in My Heart
(1952)
Vocal Director
Stars and Stripes Forever
(1952)
Vocal Director
Don't Bother to Knock
(1952)
Composer
Night Without Sleep
(1952)
Composer
With a Song in My Heart
(1952)
Composer
Stars and Stripes Forever
(1952)
Composer
Lure of the Wilderness
(1952)
Composer
Rancho Notorious
(1952)
Composer
Call Me Mister
(1951)
Vocal Arrangements
Meet Me After the Show
(1951)
Vocal Director
Take Care of My Little Girl
(1951)
Associate Music Director
Bird of Paradise
(1951)
Associate Music Director
Golden Girl
(1951)
Composer
The Guy Who Came Back
(1951)
Composer
Take Care of My Little Girl
(1951)
Composer
A Ticket to Tomahawk
(1950)
Composer
My Blue Heaven
(1950)
Voc Director
Love That Brute
(1950)
Voc Arrangements
Dancing in the Dark
(1950)
Voc Director
For Heaven's Sake
(1950)
Vocal Arrangements
Wabash Avenue
(1950)
Voc Director
Wabash Avenue
(1950)
Composer
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
(1949)
Voc Arrangements
Come to the Stable
(1949)
Voc Arrangements
So Dear to My Heart
(1949)
Voc Director
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
(1949)
Voc Arrangements
Prince of Foxes
(1949)
Voc Arrangements
Down to the Sea in Ships
(1949)
Voc Arrangements
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
(1949)
Vocal Director
You're My Everything
(1949)
Voc Director
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
(1949)
Voc Director
Down to the Sea in Ships
(1949)
Composer
Melody Time
(1948)
Music Director
Song of the South
(1946)
Voc Director
Make Mine Music
(1946)
Associate
Make Mine Music
(1946)
Composer
Song of the South
(1946)
Composer
Man from Frisco
(1944)
Composer
Show Business
(1944)
Vocal Director
Step Lively
(1944)
Vocal Director
Higher and Higher
(1943)
Vocal Director
We've Never Been Licked
(1943)
Vocal Arrangements
Nobody's Darling
(1943)
Vocal Arrangements
False Faces
(1943)
Composer
Shantytown
(1943)
Vocal Arrangements
Ice-Capades Revue
(1942)
Arrangements
Seven Days' Leave
(1942)
Vocal and Music adv
At the Circus
(1939)
Vocal and orch Arrangements
The Wizard of Oz
(1939)
Orchestral and vocal Arrangements
Music (TV Mini-Series)
The Night Before Christmas
(1968)
Music
Life Events
1944
First film credit as musical director on Disney animation compilation, "Melody"
1952
Wrote first film songs for Fritz Lang's "Rancho Notorious"
Videos
Trailer
Family
Peter Darby
Son
Cristina Doremus
Daughter
Companions
Vera Darby
Wife
