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Ken Darby
Acting
13 May 1909
† 24 Jan 1992
Hebron, Nebraska, USA
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 ...
Ken Darby's Movies
63%
Fun and Fancy Free
27 Sept 1947
58%
Make Mine Music
30 Jun 1946
70%
Trick or Treat
10 Oct 1952
65%
For Me and My Gal
21 Oct 1942
64%
Donald's Dilemma
11 Jul 1947
64%
Two-Faced Woman
31 Dec 1941
51%
Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land
28 Nov 1931
60%
The Brave Engineer
03 Mar 1950
53%
Going Hollywood
22 Dec 1933
52%
Big Man from the North
31 Jan 1931
59%
The Queen was in the Parlor
09 Jul 1932
55%
Box Car Blues
15 Dec 1930
52%
Red-Headed Baby
26 Dec 1931
52%
The Organ Grinder
08 Apr 1933
61%
Honolulu
03 Feb 1939
69%
Margie
15 Oct 1946
54%
The Kansan
10 Sept 1943
60%
The Martins and the Coys
15 Aug 1946
62%
Broadway Serenade
07 Apr 1939
50%
The Showdown
08 Mar 1940