{"id":10105,"date":"2024-03-26T18:32:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T17:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/?page_id=10105"},"modified":"2025-10-29T16:37:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:37:52","slug":"larry-morey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/fr\/about-the-film\/main-titles\/larry-morey\/","title":{"rendered":"Larry Morey"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box10105_1ee08c-21 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box10105_1ee08c-21 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kt-info-box10105_1ee08c-21 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box10105_1ee08c-21 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box10105_1ee08c-21 .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box10105_1ee08c-21 .kt-blocks-info-box-media{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;}.kt-info-box10105_1ee08c-21 .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:0px;margin-right:15px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;}.kt-info-box10105_1ee08c-21 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box10105_1ee08c-21\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-icon-container kt-info-icon-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-icon-inner-container\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_clipboard kt-info-svg-icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M16 4h2a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v14a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H6a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V6a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h2\"\/><rect x=\"8\" y=\"2\" width=\"8\" height=\"4\" rx=\"1\" ry=\"1\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h2 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Information<\/h2><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\"><strong>Full name:<\/strong> Lawrence Lauden Morey<br><strong>Birth:<\/strong> March 26, 1905 in Los Angeles, California<br><strong>Death:<\/strong> May 8, 1971 in Santa Barbara, California<br><br><strong>Marriages:<\/strong><br>Ruth Leone Becker (May 15, 1933 &#8211; June 1940)<br>Zedna Farley (March 7, 1942 &#8211; May 8, 1971)<br><br><strong>Worked at the Disney studio between:<\/strong><br>1933 &#8211; 1951?<br><br><strong>Production documents mentioning him:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/about-the-film\/the-story\/production-documents\/story-conference-of-10-03-1934-suggestions-and-notes-on-snow-white\/\" title=\"Story Conference of 10\/03\/1934: Suggestions and notes on Snow White\">Story Conference of 10\/03\/1934: Suggestions and notes on Snow White<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/about-the-film\/the-story\/production-documents\/story-conference-of-10-09-1934-suggestions-and-notes-on-snow-white\/\">Story Conference of 10\/09\/1934: Suggestions and notes on Snow White<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/about-the-film\/the-story\/production-documents\/story-conference-of-10-15-1934-suggestions-and-notes-on-snow-white\/\">Story Conference of 10\/15\/1934: Suggestions and notes on Snow White<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/about-the-film\/the-story\/production-documents\/production-notes-on-snow-white-11-25-1935\/\">Production notes on Snow White (11\/25\/1935)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/about-the-film\/the-story\/production-documents\/story-notes-of-12-15-1935-dwarfs-entertaining-snowwhite-sequence\/\" title=\"Story notes of 12\/15\/1935: Dwarfs entertaining SnowWhite sequence\">Story notes of 12\/15\/1935: Dwarfs entertaining SnowWhite sequence<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/about-the-film\/the-story\/production-documents\/story-conference-of-09-26-1936-sequences-1b-2a-2b-7a\/\">Story Conference of 09\/26\/1936: Sequences 1B, 2A, 2B, 7A<\/a><br><br><strong>Job on <em>Snow White:<\/em><\/strong><br>Credited as a sequence director (although no sequence was directed by him)<br>Song lyricist (uncredited)<br>Screenwriter (uncredited)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/about-the-film\/main-titles\/\">Back to Main Titles<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id10105_c88c81-2b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id10105_c88c81-2b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id10105_c88c81-2b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id10105_c88c81-2b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id10105_c88c81-2b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id10105_c88c81-2b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id10105_c88c81-2b alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column10105_f47d29-fd\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Frank-Churchill-and-Larry-Morey.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Frank-Churchill-and-Larry-Morey.jpg 819w, https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Frank-Churchill-and-Larry-Morey-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Frank-Churchill-and-Larry-Morey-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Frank-Churchill-and-Larry-Morey-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frank Churchill and Larry Morey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column10105_bc41c9-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column10105_bc41c9-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column10105_bc41c9-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column10105_bc41c9-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column10105_bc41c9-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column10105_bc41c9-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column10105_bc41c9-22{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column10105_bc41c9-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column10105_bc41c9-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column10105_bc41c9-22\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading10105_e7c646-3f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading10105_e7c646-3f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading10105_e7c646-3f\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading10105_e7c646-3f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading10105_e7c646-3f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading10105_e7c646-3f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading10105_e7c646-3f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading10105_e7c646-3f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading10105_e7c646-3f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading10105_e7c646-3f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading10105_e7c646-3f\">Putting words in Snow White<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Two-timed Academy Award nominee, Larry Morey is the lyricist of the famous Snow White songs, composed by <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/about-the-film\/main-titles\/frank-churchill\/\" title=\"Frank Churchill\">Frank Churchill<\/a>. They actually made about 25 of them, even though only eight made the final cut. Additionnaly, the song &#8220;Snow White&#8221; was released on sheet music and appears on a few records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Larry Morey could write music and lyrics. He was also among the screenwriters for the film, but incredibly, in the main titles, he gets credited with none of these two occupations. He is only listed as a sequence director. It is all the more surprising considering he directed none of the sequences of the film, according to studio documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to <em>Snow White<\/em>, he had composed the famous tune &#8220;The World Owes Me a Living&#8221; from the short film <em>The Grasshopper and the Ants<\/em> and went on to work on <em>Ferdinand the Bull<\/em>, <em>The Reluctant Dragon<\/em>, <em>Dumbo<\/em>, <em>So Dear to My Heart<\/em>, <em>Alice in Wonderland<\/em>, and more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Putting words in Snow White Two-timed Academy Award nominee, Larry Morey is the lyricist of the famous Snow White songs, composed by Frank Churchill. They actually made about 25 of them, even though only eight made the final cut. 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