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==Life and career== Washington was nominated for eleven [[Academy Awards]] from 1940 to 1962. He won the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] award twice: in 1940 for "[[When You Wish Upon a Star]]" in ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]'' and in 1952 for "[[The Ballad of High Noon|High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')]]" in ''[[High Noon]]''.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> Washington had his roots in [[vaudeville]] as a [[master of ceremonies]]. Having started his songwriting career with ''[[The Earl Carroll Vanities|Earl Carroll's Vanities]]'' on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in the late 1920s, he joined the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]] in 1930.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} In 1934, he was signed by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] and relocated to Hollywood, eventually writing full scores for feature films. During the 1940s, he worked for a number of studios, including [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]], [[Warner Bros.|Warner Brothers]], [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Disney]], and [[Republic Pictures|Republic]].{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} During these tenures, he collaborated with many of the great composers of the era, including [[Hoagy Carmichael]], [[Victor Young]], [[Max Steiner]], and [[Dimitri Tiomkin]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/> With [[Leigh Harline]], he contributed most of the melodic songs that distinguished the [[Pinocchio (1940 soundtrack)|''Pinocchio'' soundtrack]], including "When You Wish Upon a Star".<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He also served as a director of the ASCAP from 1957 until 1976,<ref name="LarkinGE"/> the year he died of a [[heart ailment]].{{sfn|Jasen|2003|p=412}} Washington is a member of the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]]. His grave is located in [[Culver City]]'s [[Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City|Holy Cross Cemetery]]. He was posthumously honored as a [[Disney Legend]], in 2001.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
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