Rotten Tomatoes
Submit search Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Ken Darby

Highest Rated: 100% Rancho Notorious (1952)

Lowest Rated: 85% How the West Was Won (1962)

Birthday: May 13, 1909

Birthplace: Hebron, Nebraska, USA

Three-time Oscar winner for his lush musical adaptations of Broadway musicals to film: "The King and I" (1956) and "Camelot" (1967), both in collaboration with Alfred Newman; and "Porgy and Bess" (1959), with Andre Previn. A leading musical scorer, conductor and songwriter in films from the late 1940s through the 60s, Darby wrote songs for "River of No Return," "Garden of Evil" (both 1954), "The Lieutenant Wore Skirts" (1955) and "Villa" (1958). He served as musical associate on the 1962 remake of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "State Fair" and, teamed with Alfred Newman, was Oscar-nominated for scoring Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific" (1958) and "Flower Drum Song" (1961) as well as "How the West Was Won" (1963).

Show Less Show More

Highest-Rated Movies

100% 67% Rancho Notorious Watchlist 85% 74% How the West Was Won Watchlist Meet Me After the Show Watchlist

Filmography

Movies TV Shows
How the West Was Won 85% 74% 1962 Original Music Rancho Notorious 100% 67% 1952 Original Music Meet Me After the Show 1951 Original Music
Load More