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He was born in Peoria, Illinois. He attended the Harvard Military School in Los Angeles, California. Upon his graduation, Whiting began his career as a staff writer for various music publishers. In 1912, he became a personal manager.
In 1919, he moved to Hollywood and wrote a number of film scores. He wrote music, collaborating with such lyricists as BG DeSylva, Ray Egan , Johnny Mercer, Neil Moret , Leo Robin, Gus Kahn, and Sidney Clare , to produce a number of hits (listed below). He also wrote a number of scores for Broadway plays.
He was the father of singer/ actress Margaret Whiting2000 collection The Complete Capitol Hits of Margaret Whiting Margaret Whiting (born July 22, 1924) was a traditional pop music singer in the 1940s and 1950s. Her musical talent may have been inherited; her father Richard Whiting, was a famous composer of and actress Barbara Whiting SmithBarbara Whiting Smith ( May 19, 1931 June 9, 2004) was an actress in movies and on radio and television, primarily in the 1940s and 1950s before she gave up her career to be a wife and mother. Whiting was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame..
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