Richard A. Whiting was born in Peoria Illinois to a very musical family. After attending Harvard Military Academy Whiting went on to have a long song writing career. In the teens and early 20's Whiting wrote such hits as "Ain't We Got Fun?," "Till We Meet Again," "The Japanese Sandman," "Sleepy Time...See full bio »
1938Katnip Kollege
(short)
(music: "We're Working Our Way Through College" - uncredited, "Let That Be a Lesson to You" - uncredited)
1938Porky the Fireman
(short)
(music: "Old King Cole" - uncredited, "Sing, You Son of a Gun" - uncredited)
1938Porky's Hare Hunt
(short)
(music: "Hooray for Hollywood" - uncredited)
1938For Auld Lang Syne
(documentary short)
(writer: "Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride")
1938Women Are Like That
(music: "I'm Like a Fish Out of Water" 1937 - uncredited, "Old King Cole" 1937 - uncredited)
1938Porky's Five & Ten
(short)
(music: "Hooray for Hollywood" - uncredited, "Let That Be a Lesson to You" - uncredited, "I'm Like a Fish out of Water" - uncredited, "Sing, You Son of a Gun" - uncredited, "Love Is on the Air Tonight" - uncredited)
1937Varsity Show
(music: "Old King Cole" 1937 - uncredited, "We're Working Our Way Through College" 1937 - uncredited, "On with the Dance" 1937 - uncredited, "You've Got Something There" 1937 - uncredited, "Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?" 1937 - uncredited, "Love Is on the Air Tonight" 1937 - uncredited, "Moonlight on the Campus" 1937 - uncredited, "When Your College Days Are Gone" 1937 - uncredited, "Let That Be a Lesson to You" 1937 - uncredited, "Gasoline Gypsies" 1937 - uncredited, "Sing, You Son of a Gun" 1937 - uncredited)
1937Ready, Willing and Able
(music: "Too Marvelous for Words" 1937 - uncredited, "The World Is My Apple" 1937 - uncredited, "There's a Little Old House" 1937 - uncredited, "Handy with Your Feet" 1937 - uncredited, "Just a Quiet Evening" 1937 - uncredited, "Sentimental and Melancholy" 1937 - uncredited, "Ready, Willing and Able" 1937 - uncredited, "Gasoline Gypsies" 1937 - uncredited)
1937Love Is on the Air
(music: "Love Is on the Air Tonight" 1937 - uncredited)
1937Little Red Walking Hood
(short)
(music: "Old King Cole" 1937 - uncredited, "Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?" 1937 - uncredited)
1937Hollywood Hotel
(music: "Hooray for Hollywood" 1937, "I'm Like a Fish out of Water" 1937, "Silhouetted in the Moonlight" 1937, "I've Got a Heartful of Music" 1937, "Let That Be a Lesson to You" 1937, "I've Hitched My Wagon to a Star" 1937, "Sing, You Son of a Gun" 1937, "Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?" 1937 / as Dick Whiting)
1937Here's Your Hat
(short)
(music: "On with the Dance" - uncredited)
1937Porky's Hero Agency
(short)
(music: "Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?" - uncredited, "Old King Cole" - uncredited, "Love Is on the Air Tonight" - uncredited, "You've Got Something There" - uncredited)
1936Trouble in Toyland
(short)
(music: "On the Good Ship Lollipop" - uncredited)
1935The Crusades
(music: "Song of the Crusades" 1935 - uncredited)
1935Coronado
(writer: "All's Well in Coronado by the Sea" - uncredited, "I've Got Some New Shoes" - uncredited, "You Took My Breath Away" - uncredited, "Keep Your Fingers Crossed" - uncredited, "How Do I Rate with You?" - uncredited, "Down on the Isle of Oomph" - uncredited, "Doing the Coronado" - uncredited, "I Wanna Dance" - uncredited)
1933Ann Vickers
(music: "Till We Meet Again" 1918)
1933My Weakness
(music: "Gather Lip Rouge While You May", "Be Careful", "How Do I Look?" / lyrics: "Gather Lip Rouge While You May", "Be Careful", "How Do I Look?")
1933I Loved You Wednesday
(music: "It's All for the Best" / lyrics: "It's All for the Best")
1930Monte Carlo
(music: "Beyond The Blue Horizon", "Always in All Ways", "She'll Love Me and Like It", "Day of Days", "Trimmin' the Women", "Whatever It Is, It's Grand")
1930Let's Go Native
(music: "It Seems To Be Spring", "Let's Go Native", "My Mad Moment", "I've Gotta Yen For You", "Joe Jazz", "Pampa Rose", "Don't I Do?")
1930Dizzy Dishes
(short)
(music: "I Have to Have You" - uncredited)
1930Dangerous Nan McGrew
(music: "Aw C'Mon, Whatta Ya Got to Lose?" - uncredited)
1930Safety in Numbers
("My Future Just Passed", "Business Girl", "Do You Play, Madam?", "I'd Like to Be a Bee in Your Boudoir", "Pepola", "The Pick-Up", "You Appeal to Me")
1930Gems of M-G-M
(short)
(lyrics: "She's Funny That Way" - uncredited)
1929Sweetie
(music: "My Sweeter Than Sweet" - uncredited, "Alma Mammy" - uncredited, "Bear Down, Pelham" - uncredited, "I Think You'll Like It" - uncredited, "Prep Step" - uncredited / as Richard Whiting)
1929Why Bring That Up?
(writer: "Do I Know What I'm Doing While I'm in Love", "Shoo Shoo Boogie Boo" / as Richard Whiting)
1929The Dance of Life
(music: "True Blue Lou", "The Flippity Flop", "King of Jazzmania", "Ladies of the Dance", "Cuddlesome Baby", "Mightiest Matador")
1929Innocents of Paris
(music: "It's a Habit of Mine" - uncredited, "Wait 'Til You See Ma Cherie" - uncredited, "On Top of the World, Alone" - uncredited, "Louise" - uncredited)
1929Close Harmony
(music: "I Wanna Go Places and Do Things", "I'm All A-Twitter And All A-Twirl")
1929The Wolf Song
(music: "Yo Te Amo Means I Love You" / as Richard Whiting)
1929Syncopation
(music: "Tin Pan Parade" - uncredited)
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