Harold Arlen
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American composer of popular music
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Why Is Harold Arlen Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Harold Arlen was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz , including "Over the Rainbow", Arlen is a highly regarded contributor to the Great American Songbook. "Over the Rainbow" was voted the 20th century's No. 1 song by the RIAA and the NEA.
