Leopold Stokowski
actor, music_department, soundtrack
- Birth name:
- Leopold Anthony Stokowski
- Born:
- 1882-04-18, Marylebone, London, England, UK
- Died:
- 1977-09-13, Nether Wallop, Hampshire, England, UK
- Professions:
- actor, music_department, soundtrack
Biography
Flamboyant, latterly white-maned, U.S. conductor known best for his popularization of classical music. (He is also known for teaching 'Mickey Mouse' a few things about music in Walt Disney's Fantasia (1940), in which Stokowski was featured with the Philadelphia Orchestra). He was a pioneer in the use of hi-fi sound and bringing great music to the screen.
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