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Howard Wright

Howard Wright

Actor · 1896 – 1990 · San Diego, California, USA

Howard Wright (born Frederick Howard Wright) was a songwriter ("The Strawberry Roan," "When the Bloom Is on the Sage"), composer, author, singer, radio actor, writer, producer and director, educated in college and then an Army officer in World War I. He appeared in musical comedies and tab shows, and also directed and produced in Portland, Oregon; San Francisco; Oakland; Long Beach; San Diego; and Honolulu. He toured in vaudeville and was a member of the radio and recording team The Happie Chappies, with Nat Vincent. Also he wrote for acts, including the original Beverly Hillbillies. For twelve years, he acted in the "Ma Perkins" radio series, as well as in many other radio shows. In addition, he wrote scripts for radio series ("Mystery Is My Hobby," "Deadline") and extras. Joining ASCAP in 1957, his chief musical collaborator was Nat Vincent, and other examples of his popular-song compositions include "Mellow Mountain Moon," "Little Girl Dressed in Blue," "At the End of the Lane," "Sitting on the Bank by the River," "It's Great to Love Someone Who Loves You Too," "My Pretty Quadroon," "Me and My Burro," "Old Black Mountain Trail," "My Dear Old Arizona Home," and "It's Time to Say Aloha."

Movies23

  • Movie7.1

    The Chase

    1966 · 336 votes

  • Movie7.3

    The Best Man

    1964 · 45 votes

  • Movie6.2
  • Movie7.0

    The Long, Long Trailer

    1954 · 60 votes

  • Movie6.0

    Apache Rifles

    1964 · 20 votes

  • Movie6.1

    One Desire

    1955 · 15 votes

  • Movie6.5

    The Raid

    1954 · 34 votes

  • Movie5.0

    Good Times

    1967 · 21 votes

  • Movie4.8

    Earth vs. the Spider

    1958 · 71 votes

  • Movie5.5

    Five Minutes to Live

    1961 · 27 votes

  • Movie7.8
  • Movie5.0
  • Movie5.0
  • Movie6.8

    Stranger at My Door

    1956 · 12 votes

  • Movie5.6

    Cell 2455 Death Row

    1955 · 17 votes

  • Movie4.1
  • Movie5.0

    Seminole Uprising

    1955 · 13 votes

  • Movie6.5
  • Movie6.5

    Tennessee Champ

    1954 · 6 votes

  • Movie9.5

    Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!

    1956 · 2 votes

  • Movie6.5
  • Movie4.7

    The Louisiana Hussy

    1959 · 9 votes

  • Movie4.8

    Young Jesse James

    1960 · 5 votes

Series5

  • TV7.7

    Perry Mason

    1957 · 139 votes

  • TV8.5

    The Twilight Zone

    1959 · 1.1K votes

  • TV6.2

    Black Saddle

    1959 · 5 votes

  • TV5.9

    Johnny Ringo

    1959 · 8 votes

  • TV6.2

    Hey, Jeannie!

    1956 · 4 votes