Albert Arlen

Composer

Birthday January 10, 1905

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Australia

DEATH DATE Mar 24, 1993 (88)

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About

Known for his musical 'The Sentimental Bloke,' which was set to the poetry of C.J. Dennis, and the 'Alamein Concerto.' He also wrote the setting for 'Clancy of the Overflow' by Banjo Paterson.

Before Fame

He graduated from the New South Wales State Conservatory in 1924 and later, the École Normale de Musique de Paris.

Trivia

His follow-up musicals to "The Sentimental Bloke," "The Girl from the Snowy" and "Marriages Are Made in Heaven," did not experience the same commercial and critical success.

Family Life

He was born Albert Aarons and legally changed his last name to Arlen in 1948. He married the actress, singer, and playwright Nancy Brown in 1949.

Associated With

He was heavily influenced by Ludwig van Beethoven.