Oliver Wallace
Oliver Wallace | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | August 6, 1887 London, England, UK |
| Died | September 15, 1963 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, US |
| Genres | Film score, musical theatre |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
| Years active | 1911–63 |
Oliver George Wallace (August 6, 1887 – September 15, 1963) was an English composer and conductor.film music compositions, which were written for many animation, documentary, and feature films from Walt Disney Studios.[2]
Biography
Wallace was born on August 6, 1887, in
Hollywood
film studios in the 1930s.
In 1936 he joined Disney Studios and quickly became one of the most important composers in the studio for animated
Oscar-winning Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (1953), the first cartoon to use the new CinemaScope process. He also appeared in live action reference footage for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), posing as a live action model for two of the seven dwarfs that were stacked on top of each other, Dopey and Sneezy. He also did the whistling voice for Ichabod Crane as he’s riding home on his horse in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
(1949).
leitmotiv
-like elements from the individual songs into the film scores.
When the Disney studios began to increasingly produce full-length feature films, Wallace also wrote scores for these. In Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1959), he appeared as an actor, playing the conductor of the circus band.
Starting with Seal Island (1948), Wallace also specialized in musical accompaniments for Disney documentaries, including nearly all the films for the "People and Places" series and some of the True-Life Adventures. The music of White Wilderness (1958) was even nominated for an Oscar in 1959, a rare feat for a documentary film.
Overall, Wallace contributed music to almost over 150 Walt Disney productions.[2] He worked for Disney studios for 27 years.[4] He remained active in the studio in Los Angeles until shortly before his death at a Burbank, California hospital on September 15, 1963, at the age of 76.[4] In 2008, he was posthumously honored with a Disney Legends award.[5]
Filmography
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Most of the films were scored in collaboration with other composers.
Film scores
- 1934 – Girl in the Case – Music
- 1941 – Dumbo – Score and some songs
- 1943 – Victory Through Air Power – Score
- 1944 – The Three Caballeros – Score
- 1946 – Make Mine Music – Score
- 1947 – Fun and Fancy Free – Score
- 1948 – Seal Island – Score
- 1949 – The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad – Score
- 1950 – Cinderella – Score
- 1951 – Alice in Wonderland – Score
- 1953 – Peter Pan – Score and some songs
- 1954 – Siam – Score
- 1955 – Men Against the Arctic – Score
- 1955 – Lady and the Tramp – Score
- 1957 – Old Yeller– Score and song
- 1958 – White Wilderness – Score
- 1958 – Tonka – Score
- 1959 – Darby O'Gill and the Little People – Score and song
- 1960 – Jungle Cat – Score
- 1960 – Ten Who Dared – Score
- 1961 – Nikki, Wild Dog of the North– Score
- 1962 – Big Red – Score
- 1962 – The Legend of Lobo – Score
- 1963 – Savage Sam – Score
- 1963 – The Incredible Journey – Score (final film)
Animated Shorts
- 1937 – Mickey's Amateurs - Score
- 1937 – Modern Inventions - Score
- 1937 – Clock Cleaners - Score
- 1938 – Donald's Ostrich - Score
- 1938 – Self Control - Score
- 1938 – Boat Builders - Score
- 1938 – Donald's Better Self - Score
- 1938 – Donald's Nephews - Score
- 1938 – Mickey's Trailer - Score
- 1938 – Good Scouts - Score
- 1939 – Donald's Lucky Day - Score
- 1939 – Society Dog Show - Score
- 1939 – Mickey's Surprise Party - Score
- 1939 – Donald's Cousin Gus - Score
- 1939 – Sea Scouts - Score
- 1939 – Donald's Penguin - Score
- 1939 – The Autograph Hound - Score
- 1940 – The Riveter - Score
- 1940 – Tugboat Mickey- Score
- 1940 – Donald's Vacation - Score
- 1940 – Window Cleaners - Score
- 1940 – Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip - Score
- 1940 – Pantry Pirate- Score
- 1941 – Timber - Score
- 1941 – The Little Whirlwind - Score
- 1941 – Early to Bed - Score
- 1942 – Donald's Decision - Score
- 1942 – The New Spirit - Score
- 1942 – Symphony Hour - Score
- 1942 – Donald's Snow Fight - Score
- 1942 – Donald's Garden - Score
- 1942 – Donald's Gold Mine - Score
- 1942 – T-Bone for Two- Score
- 1942 – The Vanishing Private - Score
- 1942 – Pluto at the Zoo- Score
- 1942 – Bellboy Donald - Score
- 1943 – Der Fuehrer's Face – Score and title song
- 1943 – Education for Death - Score
- 1943 – Donald's Tire Trouble - Score
- 1943 – Pluto and the Armadillo- Score
- 1943 – Private Pluto - Score
- 1943 – Victory Vehicles- Score
- 1943 – Chicken Little - Score
- 1944 – Donald Duck and the Gorilla - Score
- 1944 – Contrary Condor - Score
- 1944 – Commando Duck - Score
- 1944 – How to Play Football - Score
- 1944 – Springtime for Pluto - Score
- 1944 – The Plastics Inventor - Score
- 1944 – First Aiders- Score
- 1944 – The Clock Watcher - Score
- 1945 – Dog Watch- Score
- 1945 – African Diary- Score
- 1945 – Canine Casanova- Score
- 1945 – Duck Pimples - Score
- 1945 – The Legend of Coyote Rock- Score
- 1945 – No Sail - Score
- 1945 – Cured Duck - Score
- 1945 – Canine Patrol- Score
- 1945 – Old Sequoia - Score
- 1946 – A Knight For a Day- Score
- 1946 – Pluto's Kid Brother- Score
- 1946 – In Dutch- Score
- 1946 – Squatter's Rights - Score
- 1946 – Donald's Double Trouble - Score
- 1946 – The Purloined Pup- Score
- 1946 – Wet Paint - Score
- 1946 – Dumb Bell of the Yukon - Score
- 1946 – Lighthouse Keeping - Score
- 1946 – Bath Day- Score
- 1946 – Frank Duck Brings 'Em Back Alive - Score
- 1946 – Double Dribble - Score
- 1947 – Pluto's Housewarming- Score
- 1947 – Rescue Dog- Score
- 1947 – Straight Shooters - Score
- 1947 – Sleepy Time Donald - Score
- 1947 – Figaro and Frankie- Score
- 1947 – Clown of the Jungle - Score
- 1947 – Donald's Dilemma - Score
- 1947 – Crazy with the Heat - Score
- 1947 – Bootle Beetle - Score
- 1947 – Wide Open Spaces - Score
- 1947 – Mickey's Delayed Date - Score
- 1947 – Foul Hunting- Score
- 1947 – Chip an' Dale - Score
- 1947 – Mail Dog- Score
- 1947 – Pluto's Blue Note- Score
- 1948 – They're Off- Score
- 1948 – The Big Wash- Score
- 1948 – Drip Dippy Donald - Score
- 1948 – Mickey Down Under- Score
- 1948 – Daddy Duck - Score
- 1948 – Bone Bandit- Score
- 1948 – Donald's Dream Voice - Score
- 1948 – Pluto's Purchase- Score
- 1948 – The Trial of Donald Duck - Score
- 1948 – Cat Nap Pluto- Score
- 1948 – Inferior Decorator - Score
- 1948 – Pluto's Fledgling- Score
- 1948 – Soup's On - Score
- 1948 – Three for Breakfast - Score
- 1948 – Mickey and the Seal - Score
- 1948 – Tea for Two Hundred - Score
- 1949 – Pueblo Pluto- Score
- 1949 – Donald's Happy Birthday - Score
- 1949 – Pluto's Surprise Package- Score
- 1949 – Sea Salts - Score
- 1949 – Pluto's Sweater- Score
- 1949 – Winter Storage - Score
- 1949 – Bubble Bee- Score
- 1949 – Honey Harvester - Score
- 1949 – Tennis Racquet- Score
- 1949 – All in a Nutshell - Score
- 1949 – Goofy Gymnastics - Score
- 1949 – The Greener Yard - Score
- 1949 – Sheep Dog- Score
- 1949 – Slide Donald Slide- Score
- 1950 – Pluto's Heart Throb- Score
- 1950 – Lion Around - Score
- 1950 – Pluto and the Gopher- Score
- 1950 – Crazy Over Daisy - Score
- 1950 – Wonder Dog- Score
- 1950 – Primitive Pluto- Score
- 1950 – Morris the Midget Moose - Score
- 1951 – Corn Chips - Score
- 1951 – Bee on Guard - Score
- 1952 – Teachers Are People- Score
- 1952 – Let's Stick Together - Score
- 1952 – Pluto's Party - Score
- 1952 – Two Weeks Vacation - Score
- 1953 – Rugged Bear - Score
- 1953 – Ben and Me – Score
- 1953 – Working for Peanuts - Score
- 1953 – Canvas Back Duck - Score
- 1954 – Spare the Rod - Score
- 1954 – The Lone Chipmunks - Score
- 1954 – Pigs Is Pigs - Score
- 1954 – Casey Bats Again- Score
- 1954 – Dragon Around - Score
- 1954 – Grin and Bear it - Score
- 1954 – Social Lion - Score
- 1954 – The Flying Squirrel - Score
- 1954 – Grand Canyonscope - Score
- 1955 – No Hunting - Score
- 1955 – Bearly Asleep - Score
- 1955 – Beezy Bear - Score
- 1955 – Up A Tree - Score
- 1956 – Chips Ahoy - Score
- 1956 – Hooked Bear - Score
- 1959 – How to Have an Accident at Work - Score
Actor
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) as Dopey and Sneezy (live-action reference)
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) as Mr. Winkie (voice, uncredited)/Ichabod Crane (whistling, uncredited)
- Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus(1960) – as the Bandleader (voice)
References
- ^ a b Home Front Heroes: A Biographical Dictionary of Americans During Wartime, Volume 3, ed. Benjamin F. Shearer (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2007), p. 836
- ^ a b Thomas S. Hischak, The Encyclopedia of Film Composers (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2015), pp. 691–693,
- ^ "1941 (14th)". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 4, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Noted Composer Oliver Wallace Is Dead at Age 76". Sarasota Journal. Associated Press. September 17, 1963. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Barbara Walters And Frank Gifford Among 11 Honorees To Receive Prestigious Disney Legends Awards", US Fed News Service, Including US State News, The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. (2008),Archived 2002-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Oliver Wallace at IMDb
