English-American composer (1887–1963) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oliver George Wallace (August 6, 1887 – September 15, 1963) was an English-born American composer and conductor.[1] He scored 139 animated short movies for Walt Disney Studios.[2] He also wrote scores for several Disney documentaries, and feature movies.[2] Wallace worked for Disney studios for 27 years.[3] He died in a Burbank, California hospital on September, 15, 1963.[3]
Oliver Wallace | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Oliver George Wallace |
Born | London, England | 6 August 1887
Died | 15 September 1963 76) Los Angeles, California | (aged
Genres | Film score, musical theatre, classical |
Occupation(s) | Composer |
Years active | 1911–1963 |
In 1941 Wallace won an Oscar for scoring the music for the animated movie Dumbo.[4] In 2008 he was honored with a Disney Legends award.[5]
Wallace stated composers like Claude Debussy, Richard Wagner, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Max Steiner, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Richard Strauss, Thomas Tallis, Hamilton Harty, Jan Kubelík and Carl Nielsen as influences.
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