Ken Darby

Awarded "Scoring of a Musical Picture" ''The King And I'' (1956) (with Alfred Newman )

Nominated "Scoring of a Musical Picture" ''South Pacific'' (1958) (with Alfred Newman )

Awarded "Scoring of a Musical Picture" ''Porgy And Bess'' (1959) (with Andre Previn )

Nominated "Scoring of a Musical Picture" '' Flower Drum Song '' (1961) (with Alfred Newman )

Nominated "Original Music Score" '' How The West Was Won '' (1963) (with Alfred Newman )

Awarded "Scoring of Music-adaptation or treatment" Camelot (1967) (with Alfred Newman )

Awarded Grammy , "Best Soundtrack Album, Original Cast, Movie or Television" ''Porgy And Bess'' (1959) (with Andre Previn )

His choral group, the Ken Darby Singers, sang backup for Bing Crosby on the original 1942 Decca Records studio recording of "White Christmas."

He was a composer and production supervisor for Walt Disney Studios, and was choral and vocal director on the 1946 Disney film classic, “Song of the South”

Was Marilyn Monroe's vocal coach for "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953) and "There's No Business Like Show Business" (1954)

He also composed the Elvis Presley hit, "Love Me Tender" for the movie of the same name, but signed the rights over to his wife, Vera Matson, whose name appears as co-lyricist with Elvis Presley for royalty purposes.

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