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Leopold Stokowski (1882–1977)

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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, 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. See full bio »

Born:

Antoni Stanislaw Boleslawawicz
in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 95) in Nether Wallop, Hampshire, England, UK
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2009 The Haunting (performer: "The Nutcracker Suite, Opus 71 Trépak")
 
2006 DOA: Dead or Alive (performer: "Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture")
 
1999 Fantasia/2000 (performer: "The Sorcerer's Apprentice")
 
1988 A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (performer: "Una noche en la arida montaña" Night on Bald Mountain)
 
1981 All Night Long (performer: "Ride Of The Valkyries")
 
1981 The Choice (TV movie) (arranger: "Chaconne")
 
1955-1958 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
– Magic and Music (1958) (performer: "Pastoral Symphony")
– Tricks of Our Trade (1957) ("Dance of the Hours" part of the cartoon only)
– All About Magic (1957) (performer: "The Sorcerer's Apprentice")
– The Story of the Animated Drawing (1955) (performer: "The Nutcracker Suite" excerpts / "Nutcracker Suite")
 
1953 Omnibus (TV series)
– Toy Symphony with Stokowski (1953) (performer: "Toy Symphony")
 
1947 Carnegie Hall (performer: "Symphony no 5, Second movement")
 
1940 Fantasia (performer: "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565", "The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a" 1892, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" 1897, "Rite of Spring" 1913, "Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral' Op. 68" 1808, "Dance of the Hours" 1876, "A Night on Bald Mountain" 1867, "Ave Maria, Op. 52 No. 6" 1825 / arranger: "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565", "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" 1897, "Rite of Spring" 1913, "Dance of the Hours" 1876, "A Night on Bald Mountain" 1867, "Ave Maria, Op. 52 No. 6" 1825)
 
1937 One Hundred Men and a Girl (performer: "Symphony No. 5 in E minor: Fourth Movement" 1888, "Rakoczy March" 1846 - uncredited, "Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III" 1850, "Alleluja: from the motet 'Exultate, jubilate' K.165" 1773, "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C sharp minor: Lento a capriccio" 1847, "Libiamo ne' lieti calici Drinking Song: from 'La traviata'" 1853)
 
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1999 Fantasia/2000 (conductor - segment "Sorcerer's Apprentice, The")
 
1958 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series) (conductor - 1 episode)
– Magic and Music (1958) (conductor - segment: "Pastoral Symphony" / archive footage)
 
1937 One Hundred Men and a Girl (conductor)
 
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2011 The Enchanted Forest (documentary short)
 
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1947 Carnegie Hall
Leopold Stokowski
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
1972 Musik zum Ansehen (TV series)
Himself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.33 (1971) … Himself
 
1970 NET Festival (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Leopold Stokowski (1970) … Himself
 
1969 New York, New York (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 October 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1963 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.104 (1963) … Himself
 
1962 Festival of Arts (TV series)
Himself
 
1953 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself - Conductor
– Episode #1.1 (1953) … Himself - Conductor
 
1953 Omnibus (TV series)
Himself
– Toy Symphony with Stokowski (1953) … Himself
 
1940 Fantasia
Himself - Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra
 
1937 One Hundred Men and a Girl
Himself
 
1936 The Big Broadcast of 1937
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2007 Cartola - Música Para os Olhos (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Garbo (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Fantasia/2000
Himself - Conductor (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice")
 
1993-1995 Great Performances (TV series)
 
1955-1958 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1950 Moments in Music (documentary short)
Himself, film clip (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1934) Made a complete recording with the Philadelphia Orchestra of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. This recording was originally issued on a multi-record 78-RPM set, and in the performance the "Ode to Joy" was sung in English rather than the original German. See more »

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Trivia:

He was memorably satirized in the Bugs Bunny cartoon "Long-Haired Hare", when Bugs, wearing a white hairpiece, enters a concert auditorium through the orchestra pit and the players exclaim, one by one, "Leopold! Leopold! Leopold!" He is given a baton, which he promptly breaks (deliberately), and begins to conduct using Stokowski-like gestures. See more »

Trademark:

Faux-Eastern European accent See more »

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