About

Known credits:
12
Birthday:
1905-03-26
Place of birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Website:
N/A

Larry Morey

Overview

American lyricist and author chiefly noted for co-writing (with the composer and songwriter Frank Churchill) the musical numbers for Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), including "Heigh-Ho", "I'm Wishing" and "Whistle While You Work". He also worked on the picture as a sequence director. His second claim to fame was adapting Felix Salten's 1923 book, "Bambi, a Life in the Woods", for the screen (as well as co-writing the score with Churchill). Assisted by Perce Pearce, he is further credited with devising the characters of Thumper the rabbit and Flower the skunk, primarily to lighten the mood of the picture. One of the musical numbers from Bambi (1942), "Love is a Song", was nominated for an Oscar, as was "Lavender Blue" (sung by Burl Ives) for So Dear to My Heart (1948). This piece was adapted from a popular folk song.

Morey worked for Disney from 1933, following stints at Paramount and Warners. He joined ASCAP in 1938. - IMDb Mini Biography By: I.S.Mowis

Known for

Directing
1938 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Directing Director 70
Good

Writing
1942 Bambi Writing Lyricist 69
Fair
1938 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Writing Lyricist 70
Good
1935 Broken Toys Writing Storyboard 59
Average
1935 Who Killed Cock Robin? Writing Musical 59
Average

Production
1946 The Lady Said No Production Producer N/A
N/A

Sound
2025 Disney's Snow White Sound Songs N/A
N/A
2004 Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 Sound Music 59
Average
1941 The Reluctant Dragon Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1935 The Cookie Carnival Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1934 Playful Pluto Sound Music 59
Average

Crew
1938 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Crew Sequence Supervisor 70
Good