Leopold Stokowski

Leopold Stokowski

Born: April 18, 1882
Died: September 13, 1977
in London, England, UK
Leopold Anthony Stokowski (18 April 1882 – 13 September 1977) was an English conductor of Jewish-Polish and Irish descent. One of the leading and influential conductors of the early and mid-20th Century, he is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra and for appearing in the film Fantasia. He was especially noted for his free-hand conducting style that spurned the traditional baton and for obtaining a characteristically sumptuous sound from the orchestras he directed.

Movies for Leopold Stokowski...

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Title: Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Character: Self - Musician (archive footage)
Released: June 14, 2017
Type: Movie
The story of Italian cinema under Fascism, a sophisticated film industry built around the founding of the Cinecittà studios and the successful birth of a domestic star system, populated by very peculiar artists among whom stood out several beautiful, magnetic, special actresses; a dark story of war, drugs, sex, censorship and tragedy.
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The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
Title: The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: Movie
Documentary about sixteen great conductors of the 20th century.
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Title: The Merv Griffin Show
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986.
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Tricks of Our Trade
Title: Tricks of Our Trade
Released: February 13, 1957
Type: Movie
With examples from Disney feature-length films, Walt Disney gives a behind-the-scenes look at the improvements in animation made by his studio's in-house training and research that studied real-life motion and made technical innovations.
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The Story of the Animated Drawing
Title: The Story of the Animated Drawing
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 30, 1955
Type: Movie
Walt Disney discusses the history of animation, beginning with J. Stuart Blackton and his Humorous Phases of Funny Faces in 1906, and including Gertie the Dinosaur.
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Carnegie Hall
Title: Carnegie Hall
Character: Leopold Stokowski
Released: February 28, 1947
Type: Movie
A young Irishwoman comes to the United States to live and work with her mother as a cleaning lady at Carnegie Hall. She becomes attached to the place as the people she meets there gradually shape her life. The film also includes a variety of performances from some of the foremost musical artists of the times: conductors Bruno Walter & Leopold Stokowski, solists Arthur Rubinstein & Jascha Haifetz, singers Lily Pons & Jan Peerce and bandleader Vaughn Monroe among many others.
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Clair de Lune
Title: Clair de Lune
Character: Himself
Released: February 1, 1942
Type: Movie
"Clair de Lune" was fully animated and scored when it was deleted from Fantasia in early 1940, a casualty of Fantasia's excessive length. In February 1942, inking, painting and technicolor photography were completed for "Clair de Lune" as a short subject, but it was not released. In 1946 it was edited , reshaped and re-scored as the popular music sequence "Blue Bayou" in "Make Mine Music". Previous attempts to recreate "Clair de Lune" were frustrated by missing animation and Stokowski footage. A nitrate workprint of the original version located in 1992 has allowed "Clair de Lune" to be completely reconstructed as Walt Disney intended it to be seen.
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Fantasia
Title: Fantasia
Character: Self - Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra
Released: November 13, 1940
Type: Movie
Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again.
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One Hundred Men and a Girl
Title: One Hundred Men and a Girl
Character: Leopold Stokowski
Released: September 5, 1937
Type: Movie
The daughter of a struggling musician forms a symphony orchestra made up of his unemployed friends and through persistence, charm and a few misunderstandings, is able to get Leopold Stokowski to lead them in a concert that leads to a radio contract.
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The Big Broadcast of 1937
Title: The Big Broadcast of 1937
Character: Leopold Stokowski
Released: October 5, 1936
Type: Movie
The employees of a failing radio station must put on a huge ratings winner to have any chance of continued operation.