- Father of Margaret Whiting and Barbara Whiting.
- Composer of such standards as "Ain't We Got Fun?," "On the Good Ship Lollipop," "Too Marvelous," "Japanaese Sandman" and "Louise."
- Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
- Brother-in-law of Margaret Young.
- While working at Jerome Remick Publishing, he discovered George Gershwin. The two remained best friends until Gershwin's death in 1937.
- Composer Johnny Mandel once said of Whiting that "he is one of the greatest American composers in history".
- Was good friends with singer/actor Bing Crosby. Whiting wrote many songs that Crosby performed and recorded throughout his career, such as "Lovable", "Sentimental and Melancholy", and "Too Marvelous for Words" The two played golf together weekly and remained friends until Whiting's death in 1938.
- Mentioned in The $99,000 Answer (1956).
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