Ralph Rainger

Ralph Rainger
Background information
Birth nameRalph Reichenthal
Born(1901-10-07)October 7, 1901
New York City, U.S.
DiedOctober 23, 1942(1942-10-23) (aged 41)
near Palm Springs, California, U.S.
OccupationComposer
InstrumentPiano
Years active1922–1942

Ralph Rainger ( Reichenthal; October 7, 1901 – October 23, 1942)[1] was an American composer of popular music principally for films.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2034. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.