Leopold Stokowski

Composer
BIRTHDAY
April 18,1882
Birthplace
England
Age
Sep 13,1977,age 95
Birth Sign
Aries
BIRTHDAY
April 18,1882 (age Sep 13,1977,age 95)
Birthplace
England

About

Classical conductor who appeared in Walt Disney's "Fantasia" from 1940. He conducted the original version of "Boris Godunov" by Mussorgky from 1929 and introduced American audiences to Stravinsky's score for "The Rite of Spring" in 1922.

Before Fame

He was one of the youngest students at the Royal College of Music when he enrolled at 13.

Trivia

He founded the All-American Youth Orchestra, the New York City Symphony, and the their Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra.

Family Life

He was married to Olga Samaroff in 1911, then to Evangeline Brewster Johnson in 1926, and then to Gloria Vanderbilt on April 21, 1945.

Associated With

He and Keith Lockhart both became renowned orchestral conductors.