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Richard Armstrong Whiting (November 12, 1891 – February 19, 1938) [1] was an American composer of popular songs, including the standards "Hooray for Hollywood", "Ain't We Got Fun?" and "On the Good Ship Lollipop". He also wrote lyrics occasionally, and film scores most notably for the standard "She's Funny That Way".
Welcome to the official home of famed composer, Richard A. Whiting, who penned standards such as MY IDEAL, , HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD, TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS, ON THE GOOD SHIP LOLLIPOP, AIN'T WE GOT FUN, and many more.
Richard was born in Peoria, Illinois on November 12, 1891. After graduating from Los Angeles’ Harvard Military School, Whiting began his career as a staff writer for various music publishers and in 1912 became a personal manager.
"Ain't We Got Fun" is a popular foxtrot published in 1921 with music by Richard A. Whiting, lyrics by Raymond B. Egan and Gus Kahn. It was first performed in 1920 in the Fanchon and Marco revue Satires of 1920 , then moved into vaudeville and recordings.
Composer Richard A. Whiting was born in Peoria, Illinois on November 12, 1891. After graduating from Los Angeles’ Harvard Military School, Whiting began his career as a staff writer for various music publishers and in 1912 became a personal manager.
Richard Armstrong Whiting (12 November 1891, Peoria, Ill. – 19 February 1938, Beverly Hills, Calif.) was an American composer of popular songs. Richard Whiting was born into a musical family. He attended the Harvard Military School in Los Angeles.
Richard A. Whiting (1891-1938) Music Department. Composer. Actor. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Richard A. Whiting was born in Peoria Illinois to a very musical family. After attending Harvard Military Academy Whiting went on to have a long song writing career.
