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Frank Churchill (1901–1942)

Frank Churchill's tragic death at the age of 40 occurred on 14 May 1942. He was found with fatal gunshot wounds at his ranch near Newhall, 40 miles north of Los Angeles. Deputy Sheriff John Morrell told press reporters that the death was a suicide. Churchill had been working at the Disney studios and... See full bio »

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(age 40) in Castaic, California, USA

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Filmography

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2012 Parks and Recreation (TV series)
Pawnee Commons (2012) (music: "Heigh-Ho")
 
2012 Kids on the Slope (TV series)
Someday My Prince Will Come (2012) (writer: "Someday My Prince Will Come")
 
2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Episode #20.118 (2012) (music: "I'm Wishing" - uncredited)
 
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dream?: 1929-1941 (2010) (writer: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" - uncredited)
 
2007 Enchanted (writer: "Pink Elephants on Parade")
 
2007 Rogue (writer: "Never Smile at a Crocodile")
 
2006 Bambi II (music: "Love Is a Song", "Let's Sing a Gay Little Spring Song" / lyrics: "Let's Sing a Gay Little Spring Song")
 
2002 Operación triunfo (TV series)
Gala Disney (2002) (music: "Mi príncipe vendrá Some Day My Prince Will Come", "Ay-Ho/Cavar, cavar Heigh-Ho")
 
1999 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley (1999) (writer: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" - uncredited)
 
1998 You've Got Mail (writer: "Never Smile At A Crocodile")
 
1992-1997 Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV series)
The Thing That Couldn't Die (1997) (writer: "Heigh-Ho" - uncredited)
Danger! Death Ray (1995) (music: "Heigh-Ho")
Last of the Wild Horses (1994) (music: "Heigh-Ho")
The Magic Sword (1992) (music: "Whistle While You Work")
City Limits (1992) (music: "Heigh-Ho")
 
1996 Walt Disney World Explorer (Video Game) (writer: "Congratulations, Mr. Mickey Mouse")
 
1995 Barbra: The Concert (TV special documentary) (music: "Someday My Prince Will Come" 1937 - uncredited)
 
1994 Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (documentary) (writer: "Someday My Prince Will Come")
 
1993 Keeping Up Appearances (TV series)
Looking at Properties (1993) ("Whistle While You Work")
 
1992 The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song (video documentary) (writer: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?", "Heigh-Ho", "Whistle While You Work', "Someday My Prince Will Come", "Baby of Mine", "Love is a Song", "Little April Showers")
 
1991 Princesses (TV series)
 
1990 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (video) (music: "Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum", "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" / lyrics: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf")
 
1990 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Under the Sea (video short) (music: "Never Smile at a Crocodile" / lyrics: "Never Smile at a Crocodile")
 
1990 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Disneyland Fun (video) (music: "Whistle While You Work")
 
1989 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Fun with Music (video short) (music: "With a Smile and a Song")
 
1988 Beaches (music: "Baby Mine" / lyrics: "Baby Mine")
 
1988 Oliver & Company (music: "Heigh-Ho" - uncredited)
 
1988 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: You Can Fly (video short) (music: "The Merrily Song", "When I See an Elephant Fly" / lyrics: "When I See an Elephant Fly")
 
1987 The Charmings (TV series)
A Charming Halloween (1987) (writer: "Someday My Prince Will Come")
The Witch Is of Van Oaks (1987) (writer: "Someday My Prince Will Come")
 
1987 DuckTales (TV series)
Sphinx for the Memories (1987) (writer: "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee An Actor's Life for Me")
 
1987 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Heigh-Ho (video short) (music: "Heigh Ho", "The Dwarf's Yodel Song The Silly Song")
 
1986 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (video short) (music: "Casey Jr.", "Whistle While You Work")
 
1986 Moonlighting (TV series)
The Son Also Rises (1986) (writer: "Whistle While You Work" - uncredited)
Every Daughter's Father Is a Virgin (1986) (writer: "Whistle While You Work" - uncredited)
 
1986 Haunted Honeymoon ("Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf")
 
1985 The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (video short) (writer: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?")
 
1985 She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas (music: "Heigh Ho" - uncredited)
 
1978-1981 M*A*S*H (TV series)
Tell It to the Marines (1981) (music: "Whistle While You Work")
Good-Bye Radar: Part 1 (1979) (music: "Heigh-Ho")
Dr. Winchester and Mr. Hyde (1978) (music: "Whistle While You Work")
 
1978 The Cheap Detective (music: "Heigh Ho")
 
1977 Martine (TV series)
Martine X (1977) (music: "Heigh-Ho", "Eens komt mijn prins terug", "Een Meisje voor het werk")
 
1976 The Muppet Show (TV series)
Episode #1.14 (1976) (writer: "Never Smile at a Crocodile")
 
1975 Au théâtre ce soir (TV series)
Le noir te va si bien (1975) (music: "Un jour mon prince viendra")
 
1973 Dad's Army (TV series)
The Deadly Attachment (1973) (music: "Whistle While You Work" - uncredited)
 
1973 The Brady Bunch (TV series)
Snow White and the Seven Bradys (1973) (music: "Heigh-Ho" - uncredited)
 
1972 The Magic of Walt Disney World (short) (writer: "Whistle While You Work" - uncredited, "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" - uncredited, "When You Wish upon a Star" - uncredited)
 
1968-1969 Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers in London (TV series)
Episode #2.2 (1969) (music: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" - uncredited)
Episode #1.8 (1968) (music: "Whistle While You Work" - uncredited)
 
1967 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Episode dated 30 November 1967 (1967) (writer: "Someday My Prince Will Come")
 
1967 Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (TV movie) (music: "Whistle While You Work")
 
1964-1966 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Disneyland Around the Seasons (1966) (writer: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" - uncredited, "Heigh Ho" - uncredited, "Never Smile At a Crocodile")
Disneyland Goes to the World's Fair (1964) (writer: "Heigh-Ho" - uncredited, "Whistle While You Work" - uncredited)
 
1961 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Episode dated 7 June 1961 (1961) (music: "Whistle While You Work" - uncredited)
 
1958 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Episode #1.7 (1958) (music: "Heigh-Ho" - uncredited)
 
1955 Dateline: Disneyland (TV special documentary) (writer: "Whistle While You Work")
 
1953 Peter Pan (music: "Never Smile At a Crocodile")
 
1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (music: "Merrily on Our Way to Nowhere in Particular" 1949 - uncredited)
 
1948 Mickey (music: "Some Day My Prince Will Come" - uncredited)
 
1946 You Won't Be Satisfied Until You Break My Heart (short) (music: "Whistle While You Work")
 
1946 Community Sing 7659: Aren't You Glad You're You (short) (music: "Heigh-Ho")
 
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars (music: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" 1933 - uncredited)
 
1942 Bambi (music: "Love Is a Song" 1942 - uncredited, "Little April Shower" 1942 - uncredited, "Let's Sing a Gay Little Spring Song" 1942 - uncredited, "Looking for Romance I Bring You a Song" 1942 - uncredited)
 
1942 The Male Animal (music: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" 1933 - uncredited / lyrics: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" 1933 - uncredited)
 
1941 Dumbo (music: "Look Out for Mr. Stork" 1941 - uncredited, "Casey Junior" 1941 - uncredited, "Baby Mine" 1941 - uncredited, "Song of the Roustabouts" 1941 - uncredited)
 
1941 Out of the Fog (music: "Whistle While You Work" - uncredited)
 
1941 The Reluctant Dragon (music: "Casey Jr." - uncredited)
 
1940 You'll Find Out (music: "Heigh Ho" 1937 - uncredited)
 
1940 Billposters (short) (music: "Whistle While You Work")
 
1939 Fisherman's Wharf (writer: "Blue Italian Waters" 1939 - uncredited / arranger: "Songs of Italy")
 
1939 The Frozen Limits (writer: "Whistle While You Work" - uncredited)
 
1938 Breaking the Ice ("Happy as a Lark", "Put Your Heart in a Song", "The Sunny Side of Things")
 
1938 You Can't Take It with You (music: "Whistle While You Work" 1937 - uncredited)
 
1938 Having Wonderful Time (music: "Heigh Ho" 1937 - uncredited)
 
1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (music: "One Song" 1937 - uncredited, "Some Day My Prince Will Come" 1937 - uncredited, "I'm Wishing" 1937 - uncredited, "With a Smile and a Song" 1937 - uncredited, "Whistle While You Work" 1937 - uncredited, "Heigh-Ho" 1937 - uncredited, "Bluddle-uddle-um-dum Dwarfs' Washing and Yodel Song" 1937 - uncredited, "The Silly Song" 1937 - uncredited)
 
1936 One in a Million (writer: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf")
 
1936 Men Are Not Gods (writer: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" - uncredited)
 
1935 West Point of the Air (writer: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" 1933 - uncredited)
 
1935 Los Angeles: 'Wonder City of the West' (documentary short) (writer: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf")
 
1934 Babes in Toyland (music: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" 1933 - uncredited)
 
1934 Daredevil O'Dare (short) (music: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" - uncredited)
 
1934 Upperworld (writer: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" - uncredited)
 
1934 We're Not Dressing (music: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" 1933 - uncredited / lyrics: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" 1933 - uncredited)
 
1934 It Happened One Night (writer: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" - uncredited)
 
1934 The Grasshopper and the Ants (short) (writer: "The World Owes Me a Living")
 
1934/III Vaudeville (short) (music: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" - uncredited)
 
1933 Duck Soup (writer: "Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf" 1933 - uncredited)
 
1933 Advice to the Lovelorn (writer: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" - uncredited)
 
1933 Lullaby Land (short) (writer: "Lullaby Land of Nowhere")
 
1933 Three Little Pigs (short) ("Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf")
 
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2001 Michelle Kwan: Princess on Ice (TV movie)
 
1980 Snow White Live (TV movie)
 
1942 Sky Trooper (short)
 
1942 Bambi
 
1941 Dumbo
 
1941 Mouse Trappers (short) (uncredited)
 
1940 Bone Trouble (short)
 
1940 Kittens' Mittens (short)
 
1939 Snuffy's Party (short)
 
1939 The One-Armed Bandit (short) (uncredited)
 
1939 The Practical Pig (short) (uncredited)
 
1938 Hollywood Bowl (short)
 
1938 Silly Seals (short)
 
1938 Voodoo in Harlem (short)
 
1938 Happy Scouts (short)
 
1938 Cheese-Nappers (short)
 
1938 Movie Phoney News (short)
 
1938 Problem Child (short)
 
1938 Tail End (short)
 
1938 Feed the Kitty (short)
 
1938 Boy Meets Dog (short)
 
1938 Yokel Boy Makes Good (short)
 
1938 The Lamp Lighter (short)
 
1936 More Kittens (short) (uncredited)
 
1936 Donald and Pluto (short) (uncredited)
 
1936 Toby Tortoise Returns (short) (uncredited)
 
1936 Thru the Mirror (short) (uncredited)
 
1935 Cock o' the Walk (short) (uncredited)
 
1935 Three Orphan Kittens (short) (uncredited)
 
1935 On Ice (short) (uncredited)
 
1935 Pluto's Judgement Day (short) (uncredited)
 
1935 Who Killed Cock Robin? (short) (uncredited)
 
1935 The Robber Kitten (short) (uncredited)
 
1935 The Golden Touch (short) (uncredited)
 
1935 Mickey's Man Friday (short) (uncredited)
 
1935 The Tortoise and the Hare (short) (uncredited)
 
1934 The Dognapper (short) (uncredited)
 
1934 Orphan's Benefit (short) (uncredited)
 
1934 The Flying Mouse (short) (uncredited)
 
1934 Gulliver Mickey (short) (uncredited)
 
1934 The Big Bad Wolf (short) (uncredited)
 
1934 Funny Little Bunnies (short) (uncredited)
 
1934 Playful Pluto (short) (uncredited)
 
1934 Shanghaied (short) (uncredited)
 
1933 The Steeplechase (short) (uncredited)
 
1933 Puppy Love (short) (uncredited)
 
1933 Lullaby Land (short) (uncredited)
 
1933 Old King Cole (short) (uncredited)
 
1933 Mickey's Gala Premier (short) (uncredited)
 
1933 Three Little Pigs (short) (uncredited)
 
1933 Ye Olden Days (short) (uncredited)
 
1932 Bugs in Love (short)
 
1931 Egyptian Melodies (short) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (6 titles)
2006 Bambi II (composer: music from Bambi)
 
1992 The Making of Indiana Jed 'Behind the Scenes' (video documentary short) (composer: song "Heigh-Ho!")
 
1991 Princesses (TV series) (composer: theme song "Someday My Prince will Come")
 
1985 The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (video short) (musical director: archive footage)
 
1955 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series) (additional songs - 1 episode)
Cavalcade of Songs (1955) (additional songs)
 
1934 Servants' Entrance (musical director: animation sequence - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1941 The Reluctant Dragon
Himself (story room pianist) (uncredited)
 
1939 How Walt Disney Cartoons Are Made (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)

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