American composer

Ken Darby

Intro
American composer
Record Labels
Awards Received
Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score
Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score
Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment
Grammy Award
Nominated For
Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment
Member of, past and present

The King's Men

Kenneth Lorin Darby (May 13, 1909 – January 24, 1992) was an American composer, vocal arranger, lyricist, and conductor. His film scores were recognized by the awarding of three Academy Awards and one Grammy Award. He provided vocals for the Munchkinland mayor in The Wizard of Oz (1939), who was portrayed in the film by Charlie Becker. Darby is also notable as the author of The Brownstone House of Nero Wolfe (1983), a biography of the home of Rex Stout's fictional detective.