Born in Brooklyn, NY, he attended Commercial High School and served in the Navy in World War I. He wrote his first hit tune in 1922, and contributed music to such shows as Sweet And Low, The Laugh Parade, Crazy Quilt and Shangri-La. Maurice Chevalier included Warren's and Johnny Mercer's "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby" in his solo Broadway visits in the 1960s. However, it was in the movies that Warren and Al Dubin, the lyricist of his 42nd Street songs, won their greatest musical fame. Warren contributed to 75 films, including 42ND STREET (based on the same novel as the Broadway show) and the GOLD DIGGERS series. He won Oscars for his songs "Lullaby Of Broadway", "You'll Never Know" and "On The Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" and became one of the Academy's most honored songwriters. He served on the board of ASCAP.  Music Best Song 1935: GOLD DIGGERS OF 1935 "Lullaby of Broadway" - Music  Nominated for Music Best Song 1937: MR. DODD TAKES THE AIR "Remember Me" - Music  Nominated for Music Best Song 1938: GOING PLACES "Jeepers Creepers" - Music  Nominated for Music Best Song 1940: DOWN ARGENTINE WAY "Down Argentine Way" - Music  Nominated for Music Best Song 1941: SUN VALLEY SERENADE "Chattanooga Choo Choo" - Music  Nominated for Music Best Song 1942: ORCHESTRA WIVES "I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo" - Music  Music Best Song 1943: HELLO, FRISCO, HELLO "You'll Never Know" - Music  Music Best Song 1946: THE HARVEY GIRLS "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" - Music  Nominated for Music Best Song 1952: JUST FOR YOU "Zing a Little Zong" - Music  Nominated for Music Best Song 1953: THE CADDY "That's Amore" - Music  Nominated for Music Best Song 1957: AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER "An Affair to Remember" - Music 11 nominations, 3 Awards