Biography

Harold Lewis(1892-1955)

Music Department
Composer
Soundtrack

Composer-songwriter C. Harold Lewis was educated at the University of Syracuse and served as a First Lieutenant in the Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II. Joining ASCAP in 1934, his popular-song compositions include "You Do", "This Little Piggie Went to Market", "Hey, Hey, We're Gonna Be Free", "Sophisticated Baby", "Pardon Me", and "What About You and Me?".

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Known for

Jennifer Gray, Baby Peggy, Barbara Barondess, Kay Johnson, Margaret Marquis, Douglass Montgomery, Jean Rogers, Dorothy Wilson, Ruth Heinaman, and Virginia Hall in 8 Girls in a Boat (1934)

8 Girls in a Boat

6.8

Music Department(music by)

1934

The Express

7.2

Soundtrack("Down the Field")

2008

Sensation Hunters

5.8

Soundtrack(as C. Harold Lewis, "If It Ain't One Man", "There's Something In the Air")

1933

In Old Santa Fe

5.7

Music Department(as C. Harold Lewis, title music)

1934

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Music Department

Golden Gloves
6.4
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1940
A Chump at Oxford
7.2
- musician (uncredited)
- 1940
Swiss Miss
6.6
- musician (uncredited)
- 1938
As Good as Married
6.1
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1937
Wives Never Know
6.5
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1936
The Return of Sophie Lang
6.6
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1936
The Princess Comes Across
6.7
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1936
Don't Bet on Blondes
6.1
- composer: theme music (uncredited)
- 1935
In Old Santa Fe
5.7
- composer: title music (as C. Harold Lewis)
- 1934
The Great Flirtation
5.8
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1934
8 Girls in a Boat
6.8
- songs: music by
- 1934
Westward Passage
5.4
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1932
The Saddle Buster
6.0
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1932

Composer

8 Girls in a Boat
6.8
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1934
Golden Harvest
7.1
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1933
I Love That Man
6.1
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1933
Song of the Eagle
6.9
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1933
Madison Square Garden
7.0
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1932
70,000 Witnesses
6.0
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1932
Carnival Boat
5.4
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1932
Lady with a Past
6.1
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1932
Panama Flo
6.4
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1932
Prestige
5.6
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1931

Soundtrack

The Express
7.2
- writer: "Down the Field"
- 2008
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
7.8
TV Series
- music: "Down the Field (Syracuse Fight Song)" (uncredited)
- 1959
Red Stallion in the Rockies
5.0
- music: "Circus Song" (as C. Harold Lewis)
- 1949
Flame of Barbary Coast
6.2
- writer: "That Man (Is Always on My Mind)" (uncredited)
- 1945
In Old Santa Fe
5.7
- music: "Down In Old Santa Fe"
- music: "That's What I Like About My Dog"
- 1934
Underneath the Broadway Moon
Short
- music: "This Little Piggy Went to Market" (uncredited)
- 1934
This Little Piggie Went to Market
5.7
Short
- music: "This Little Piggie Went to Market"
- 1934
8 Girls in a Boat
6.8
- music: "This Little Piggy Went to Market" (uncredited)
- 1934
Song of the Eagle
6.9
- music: "Hey, Hey, We're Gonna Be Free" (uncredited)
- 1933
Sensation Hunters
5.8
- writer: "If It Ain't One Man", "There's Something In the Air" (as C. Harold Lewis)
- 1933
Beyond the Rockies
5.6
- music: "Sweet Little Mountain Rose"
- 1932
Carnival Boat
5.4
- lyrics: "How I Could Go for You" (1932)
- music: "How I Could Go for You" (1932) (uncredited)
- 1932
Prestige
5.6
- lyrics: "I Don't Know What You Do to Me" (1932)
- music: "I Don't Know What You Do to Me" (1932) (uncredited)
- 1931

Personal details

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Alternative name
- C. Harold Lewis
Born
- July 27, 1892
- Derby, Connecticut, USA
Died
- August 24, 1955
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
Other works
Wrote such tunes as "This Little Piggy Went to Market," "There's Something in the Air," "Sophisticated Baby," "Down in Old Santa Fe" and "What About You and Me?"