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Earle Harry Hagen was an American composer who created music for movies and television. His best-known TV themes include those for Make Room for Daddy, The Dick Van Dyke Show, I Spy, That Girl and The Mod Squad. He is also remembered for co-writing and whistling "The Fishin' Hole", the melody of the main theme to The Andy Griffith Show; writing the instrumental song "Harlem Nocturne" used as the theme to television's Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer; and co-writing the theme song to Tim Conway's Western comedy Rango.
Birth Name
Earle Harry Hagen
Born
Wednesday, 09 July 1919
Died
Monday, 26 May 2008
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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TV Land's Top Ten | Self | 2004 |
The Danny Thomas Show | Earle - Danny's Bandleader | 1953 |
Take It or Leave It | Musician | 1944 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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TV Land's Top Ten | Self | 2004 |
The Danny Thomas Show | Earle - Danny's Bandleader | 1953 |
Take It or Leave It | Musician | 1944 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1981 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction | Nominated |
1968 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Musical Composition | Won |
1967 | Emmy | Individual Achievements in Music - Composition | Nominated |
1966 | Emmy | Individual Achievements in Music - Composition | Nominated |
1961 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture | Nominated |