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Deems Taylor(1885-1966)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Composer
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A collection of animated interpretations of great works of Western classical music.
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Fantasia (1940)
Deems Taylor was born on 22 December 1885 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Fantasia (1940), Janice Meredith (1924) and There's Magic in Music (1941). He died on 3 July 1966 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornDecember 22, 1885
DiedJuly 3, 1966(80)
BornDecember 22, 1885
DiedJuly 3, 1966(80)
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Fantasia (1940)
Fantasia
7.7
  • Self - Narrative Introductions
  • 1940
Marion Davies in Janice Meredith (1924)
Janice Meredith
5.5
  • Composer
  • 1924
Susanna Foster, Allan Jones, and Margaret Lindsay in There's Magic in Music (1941)
There's Magic in Music
6.8
  • Deems Taylor
  • 1941
Gioachino Rossini and Tito Gobbi in Barber of Seville (1947)
Barber of Seville
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1947

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Actor



  • Susanna Foster, Allan Jones, and Margaret Lindsay in There's Magic in Music (1941)
    There's Magic in Music
    6.8
    • Deems Taylor
    • 1941

Writer



  • Gioachino Rossini and Tito Gobbi in Barber of Seville (1947)
    Barber of Seville
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 1947

Composer



  • Marion Davies in Janice Meredith (1924)
    Janice Meredith
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1924

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Fantasia: Special Edition
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  • Born
    • December 22, 1885
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 3, 1966
    • New York City, New York, USA(stroke)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote lyrics (w/William LeBaron) / music for "The Echo", produced on Broadwa. Musical. Book by William LeBaron [earliest Broadway credit] and Deems Taylor [earliest Broadway credit]. Featuring songs by DeWitt C. Coolman (also Musical Director), Al Piantadosi, P.H. Christine, Nat Ayer [credited as Nathaniel D. Ayer], Jerome Kern, Jean Schwartz, Karl Hoschna, Worton David, George Arthurs, Edward B. Claypoole and James R. Brewers. Featuring songs with lyrics by Worton David, Felix F. Feist, John L. Golden, A. Seymour Brown, M.E. Rourke, William Jerome, George V. Hobart, George Arthurs, Edward B. Claypoole and James R. Brewers. Choreographed by William Rock and Al Holbrook. Directed by Fred G. Latham. Globe Theatre: 17 Aug 1910-1 Oct 1910 (53 performances). Cast: Jean Barnette (as "Chorus"), Alice Belga (as "Chorus"), Alma Benson (as "Chorus"), R.C. Bosch (as "Chorus"), E.H. Bromley (as "Chorus"), Virginia Calvert (as "Chorus"), Irving J. Carpenter (as "Chorus"), Evelyn Carrington (as "Mrs. Brewster"), Earl Cavanaugh (as "Chorus"), Bonnie Clarke (as "Chorus"), Verna Dalton (as "Chorus"), Olivia Depp (as "Chorus"), W.A. DeVens (as "Chorus"), Jennie Dolly (as "Dorothy Sylvester"), Rose Dolly (as "Edith Sylvester"), Louise Donovan (as "Chorus"), Howard Dyatt (as "Chorus"), Clara Eckstrom (as "Chorus"), Eva Fallon (as "Molly Brewster"), Helen Gilmore (as "Chorus"), Edgar Halstead (as "Cyrus Adams"), John E. Hazzard (as "Rudolph W. Sylvester"), Joseph Herbert (as "Reggie Brewster"), Arthur Hill (as "Mr. Bruin"), R.S. Hunason (as "Chorus"), Roy Lloyd (as "Chorus"), Carl McBride (as "Chorus"), Bessie McCoy (as "Kate"), Georgie Drew Mendum (as "Laura Short"), Bertha Morelle (as "Chorus"), Lillian Nicholson (as "Chorus"), Fred Perine (as "Chorus"), E.H. Randall (as "Chorus"), Lillian Rice (as "Settle/Chorus"), Ben Ryan (as "Bob Ferris"), J.J. Scannell (as "Horace Randolph"), Leila Sprague (as "Chorus"), Douglas Stevenson (as "Dick Brown"), Lucille Storer (as "Chorus"), Louis Strangard (as "Chorus"), Norma Thomas (as "Chorus"), Ruth Tompkins (as "Chorus"), Blanche Trapp (as "Chorus"), Angie Weimars (as "Sue/Chorus"), Grace Wendell (as "Chorus"), George White (as "Don Ferris"), Annie Yeamans (as "Mrs. Sophie Adams"), Gladys Zell (as "Chorus"), Violet Zell (as "Chorus"). Produced by Charles B. Dillingham.
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    One of the best-known musical figures of the first half of the 20th century, he was a composer, radio commentator, author and educator. He is probably best known at the host/narrator of the Walt Disney classic Fantasia (1940).
  • Quotes
    [on "Rhapsody in Blue", 1924] [George Gershwin] will bear watching. He may yet bring jazz out of the kitchen.
  • Nickname
    • Smeed

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