Dean Elliott
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Dean Elliott | |
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Born | William Lorenzo Bunt May 11, 1917 Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | December 31, 1999 Incline Village, Nevada, U.S. | (aged 82)
Occupation | Composer |
Years active | 1950–1987 |
Spouse |
Lila Lee Fisher
(m. 1949; died 1962) |
William Lorenzo Bunt (May 11, 1917 – December 31, 1999), known professionally as Dean Elliott, was an American television and
Career
Elliott was born William Lorenzo Bunt on May 11, 1917, in Sioux City, Iowa to George Leroy Bunt and Odessa Rouine Bolyard.
Educated at the
In 1962, Elliott released an
A Sonic Spectacular Presenting MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! With these special Percussion Effects! Cement Mixer, Air Compressor, Punching Bag, Hand Saw, Thunderstorm, Raindrops, Celery Stalks (the crunchiest), 1001 Clocks, Bowling Pins and Many Many More!!
The LP was made with the assistance of
After this, Elliott went on to compose for a number of
In 1980, he again teamed up with Chuck Jones to score Jones' television special (for W-B!) Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over, in which the "Merrie Melodies" short Soup or Sonic (now in syndication) was derived. His musical score has distinctive Elliott themes, similar to his previous work in the 1960s for Tom and Jerry cartoons during the Chuck Jones Productions era; however, in this cartoon he employed Milt Franklyn-esque overtones with a little William Lava-ish influence.
In 1983, he scored the additional music for the Peanuts special What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?.
His music has re-appeared in various productions including: The Bugs n' Daffy Show, That's Warner Bros!, Merrie Melodies: Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends, and
Personal life
On January 30, 1949, Elliott married Lila Lee Fisher Elliott (1924-1962); Lila was killed in a car crash involving a geyser in 1962.[5]
Elliott died from Alzheimer's disease surgery[citation needed] on December 31, 1999, in Incline Village, Nevada, at the age of 82.[6]
Filmography
Cinema
- College Confidential
- Sex Kittens Go to College
- The Las Vegas Hillbillys
- Duel Personality
- Filet Meow
- Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary
- Matinee Mouse
- The A-Tom-Inable Snowman
- The Mouse From H.U.N.G.E.R.
- Cannery Rodent
- Surf-Bored Cat
- Shutter Bugged Cat
- Advance and Be Mechanized
- The Bear That Wasn't
- The Phantom Toolbooth
- The Dogfather
- The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
Television specials
- The Cat in the Hat
- The Lorax
- The Cricket in Times Square
- Dr. Seuss on the Loose
- A Very Merry Cricket
- The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red's Head
- Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
- Yankee Doodle Cricket
- The Hoober-Bloob Highway
- The White Seal
- Energy: A National Issue
- The Incredible Detectives
- Scruffy
- The Trouble with Miss Switch
- Miss Switch to the Rescue
- Mowgli's Brothers
- Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper
- Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century
- My Mom's Having A Baby
Television series
- Curiosity Shop
- Return to the Planet of the Apes
- What's New, Mr. Magoo?
- Fangface
- The Fantastic Four
- Goldie Gold and Action Jack
- Rubik, The Amazing Cube
- The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
- Mighty Man and Yukk
- Rickety Rocket
- Heathcliff
- Thundarr The Barbarian
- The Puppy's New Adventures
- Saturday Supercade
- Alvin and the Chipmunks
- Sesame Street (additional music)
References
- ^ "Planet X: Zounds I". Archived from the original on September 1, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2007.
- ^ RE/SEARCH #14: Incredibly Strange Music, Volume I, eds. V. Vale & Andrea Juno (San Francisco, 1993), p. 105
- ^ Cocktail Mix, Vol. 1: Bachelor's Guide To The Galaxy (Rhino Records CD R2 72237, 1995, now out of print).
- ^ Ultra-Lounge Volume Three: Space Capades (Capitol Records CD CDP 7243 8 35176 2 6, 1996).
- ^ "Beckley Post Herald Newspaper Archives". Newspaperarchive.com. December 20, 1962. p. 1. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Dean Elliott 1917-1999 - Ancestry®". Ancestry.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
External links
- Dean Elliott at IMDb