Harling, William Franke
Harling, William Franke
Harling, William Franke, English-American composer; b. London, Jan. 18, 1887; d. Sierra Madre, Calif., Nov. 22, 1958. He was taken to the U.S. in his infancy. He filled various jobs as a church organist. Eventually he settled in Hollywood. He wrote an opera, A Light from St. Agnes (Chicago, Dec. 26, 1925), Deep River, a “native opera with jazz” (Lancaster, Pa., Sept. 18, 1926), instrumental music, and more than 100 songs. He was also the composer of the march West Point Forever.
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