Harline, Leigh
(1907–1969)> COMPOSER
Leigh Harline Composer Salt Lake City, Utah, March 26, 1907; Hollywood, California, December 10, 1969. Harline was a film composer best remembered for his songs for the Disney animated film Pinocchio. Harline began his career scoring Disney shorts, notably 1934’s “Silly Symphony” The Grasshopper and the Ants, which introduced the hit song “The World Owes Me a Living” (1934), with lyrics by Larry Morey (1905–1971). His best-loved score was for Pinocchio (1940), written with Ned Washington. The…