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In 1951, Anya was institutionalized for seven years. Coming home the same year that Celia Arnuk (Harold's mother) had died, [7] she was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 1969, which became fatal by 1970. [8] Arlen never remarried. He died of cancer on April 23, 1986, at his Manhattan apartment at the age of eighty-one.
Harold Arlen (born Feb. 15, 1905, Buffalo, N.Y., U.S.—died April 23, 1986, New York, N.Y.) was an American composer, arranger, pianist, and vocalist who contributed such popular songs as “Over the Rainbow,” “Blues in the Night,” “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “I Love a Parade,” and “Stormy Weather” to Hollywood movies and ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 15, 2015 · When his wife died in 1970, Arlen withdrew from friends and family, losing interest in his work. He died from cancer in 1986. “I was one of the fortunate,” Arlen once said of his career.
Nov 7, 2015 · Harold Arlen had major hits, won an Oscar and was called "the most original of all of us" by none other than George Gershwin, but he never became a household name. On the 110th anniversary of...
- Susan Stamberg
Apr 24, 1986 · Harold Arlen, the composer of such lastingly popular tunes as the ebullient ''Get Happy,'' the sultry ''Stormy Weather'' and the wistful ''Over the Rainbow,'' died yesterday at his Manhattan...
Jun 11, 2018 · ” Harold Arlen died on April 23, 1986; he suffered from Parkinson ’ s disease. On the day he was buried, it was reported by the New York Times that a strange phenomenon was sighted by several people: spectacular rainbows in the sky.
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1905- 1986 Born/Died. 1971 Inducted. A major contributor to American songbook with "Over the Rainbow", "That Old Black Magic", "Stormy Weather" and dozens more. * Harold Arlen was also the 1982 recipient of The Johnny Mercer Award, the SHOF’s highest honor.
