Earle hagen biography
Earle hagen biography
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Earle Hagen
American composer (1919–2008)
Musical artist
Earle Harry Hagen (July 9, 1919 – May 26, 2008) was an American composer who created music for films and television.
His best-known TV themes include The Dick Van Dyke Show, I Spy, That Girl and The Mod Squad. He is also remembered for composing and whistling the theme to The Andy Griffith Show; writing the instrumental song "Harlem Nocturne" used as the theme for television's Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer; and co-writing the theme song to Tim Conway's Western comedy Rango.[1][2]
Biography
Born in Chicago, Illinois, as a boy he moved with his family to Los Angeles, California, where he learned to play the trombone in junior high school, and graduated from Hollywood High School.
At age 16, he left home to join traveling big bands, playing with Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and Ray Noble. While working with Noble in 1939, he wrote "Harlem Nocturne" as a tribute to Duke Ellington and Joh