"When You Wish Upon a Star"

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Object Details

publisher

Irving Berlin, Inc.

Description

Ned Washington and Leigh Harline wrote the optimistic “When You Wish Upon A Star” for the animated film Pinocchio. The Academy Award winning song would go on to become the signature theme of the Walt Disney Company. This sheet music was published by Irving Berlin, Inc. in New York, New York in 1939, a year prior to the film’s opening.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Edwin K. Robinson

publishing date

1939

ID Number

1988.0759.03

accession number

1988.0759

catalog number

1988.0759.03

Object Name

sheet music

Physical Description

paper (overall pattern)

ink (overall pattern)

Measurements

overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm

place made

United States: New York, New York

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-04b5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_683721