Ken Darby
Birthday
1909/05/13
Day of death
1992/01/24 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Hebron, Nebraska, USA
Also know as
--
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 ...Read more
Acting
(1946) Make Mine Music
as The King's Men / Choral Director (Ken Darby Chorus) (singing voice) (uncredited)
(1950) The Brave Engineer
as Himself
(1946) The Martins and the Coys
as The King's Men
(1941) Two-Faced Woman
as Member - The King's Men (uncredited)
(1953) Walt Disney's Halloween Hilarities
as Jack-o'lantern (voice)
(1933) Going Hollywood
as Member - The King's Men
(1939) Honolulu
as Groucho 1 (uncredited)
(1939) Broadway Serenade
as Singers - 'High Flyin' Number (uncredited)
(1930) Let's Go Native
as Quartet Singer (as The King's Men) (uncredited)
(1940) Stagecoach War
as Outlaw
(1946) Margie
as Off-Screen Singer (voice) (uncredited)
(1939) Renegade Trail
as Rider
(1947) Donald's Dilemma
as Donald Duck's Singing (voice) (uncredited)
(1939) Law of the Pampas
as The King's Men Member
(1940) The Showdown
as Rider
(1952) Trick or Treat
as Jack-O'lantern (uncredited)
(1943) The Kansan
as Member - The King's Men
(1942) For Me and My Gal
as Member - The King's Men (uncredited)
(1931) Red-Headed Baby
as Spider
(1932) The Queen was in the Parlor
as King (voice) (uncredited)
(1930) Box Car Blues
as Pig Hobo (voice) (uncredited)
(1933) The Organ Grinder
as Singing Organ Grinder (voice) (uncredited)
(1931) Big Man from the North
as Villain Pig (voice) (uncredited)
(1947) Fun and Fancy Free
as The Bull (voice) (uncredited)
(1931) Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land
as Uncle Tom (uncredited)