Vera Matson

About Vera Matson

Who is it?: Music Department, Soundtrack
Birth Day: July 23, 1909
Birth Place: Nebraska, USA
Birth Name: Vera Almeda Matson

Vera Matson

Wife of Ken Darby, composer, vocal arranger ("The Wizard of Oz", "How The West Was Won") who was best known for his...
Vera Matson is a member of Music Department

Does Vera Matson Dead or Alive?

As per our current Database, Vera Matson has been died on 9 November, 1994 at Sherman Oaks, California, USA.

🎂 Vera Matson - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

When Vera Matson die, Vera Matson was 85 years old.

Popular As Vera Matson
Occupation Music Department
Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born July 23, 1909 (Nebraska, USA)
Birthday July 23
Town/City Nebraska, USA
Nationality USA

🌙 Zodiac

Vera Matson’s zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Vera Matson was born in the Year of the Rooster. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rooster are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical, straightforward, trusting, honest, perfectionists, neat and conservative. Compatible with Ox or Snake.

Wife of Ken Darby, composer, vocal arranger ("The Wizard of Oz", "How The West Was Won") who was best known for his choral arrangements for film adaptations of Rodgers & Hammerstein Broadway musicals ("South Pacific", "Flower Drum Song", "The King & I", "Carousel") during a long association with 20th Century Fox.

Darby wrote the songs for the soundtrack of Elvis Presley's first film, "Love Me Tender". The melody for the title song was written in the Civil War era for a song called "Aura Lee", with Darby composing new lyrics.

Although he did not wish to be credited on any of these songs but did wish to earn royalties for them, he credited them under the pseudonym Vera Matson, his wife's maiden name. She is also credited as having written the lyrics to the theme to the 1964 "Daniel Boone" TV show, but whether it was again Darby who actually wrote the lyrics is unknown.

The two enjoyed a sixty-year marriage, which ended upon Darby's death in 1992.

Vera Matson Net Worth and Salary

  • Ken Darby (1932 - 24 January 1992) ( his death) ( 2 children)

Vera Matson Movies

  • Wild at Heart (1990) as Soundtrack
  • The Outsiders (1983) as Soundtrack
  • Die Hard 2 (1990) as Soundtrack
  • Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016) as Soundtrack

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