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Charles Wolcott
The basics
Quick Facts
Intro | Member of the Universal House of justice |
Was | Musician Composer Film score composer |
From | United States of America |
Field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio Music |
Gender | male |
Birth | 29 September 1906, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, U.S.A. |
Death | 26 January 1987, Haifa, Haifa Subdistrict, Haifa District, Israel (aged 80 years) |
The details (from wikipedia)
Biography
Charles Wolcott (September 29, 1906 in Flint, United States – January 26, 1987 in Haifa, Israel) was a music composer who served as a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá'í Faith, between 1963 and 1987.
Wolcott was born in Flint, Michigan, USA. He moved to Hollywood in 1937 and soon began working at Walt Disney Studios writing music for cartoon shorts, then feature films such as Pinocchio and Bambi. By 1944, he had become General Musical Director at Disney Studios. In 1950, he transferred to MGM Studios as Associate General Musical Director, and in 1958 became General Musical Director.
Wolcott had US hit singles in 1944: "Tico-Tico", and 1960: "Ruby Duby Du".
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