Warren Foster
Filed under: people, Cartoonist, Composer, Writer
"Warren Foster began his career as a writer for Warner Bros. in 1938, and began his work there on a Porky Pig short, Porky in Wackyland. His work for Warner Bros. totaled nearly 171 cartoons. His more recognizable work for Warner Bros. includes Book R..."
Warren Foster
Filed under: people, Animator, Cartoonist, Composer, Screenwriter, Writer, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Warner Bros.
"Warren Foster was an American animator, writer and composer, known for his work first at Warner Bros. and later at Hanna-Barbera. "
John Whitney, Sr.
Filed under: people, Animator, Composer, Inventor, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, U.S.A.
"John Whitney attended school at Pomona College, and in 1937, took a year in Paris to study twelve-tone composition under conductor René Leibowitz. Upon returning to America, he and his brother, James, began to make experimental films, initially work..."
Masahiko Satoh
Filed under: people, Composer, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Japan
"Born in Tokyo in 1941, Masahiko Satoh is a pianist whose career has spanned six decades and over a hundred albums. His style is known for blending influences from American jazz with traditional Japanese music. Satoh's interest in music began at the ..."
Scott Bradley
Filed under: people, Composer, 1930s, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, Tom and Jerry, U.S.A., Walt Disney Studios
"Scott Bradley was a film composer who wrote acclaimed music for many memorable cartoons during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. He is best known for his work at MGM, scoring the..."
Carl W. Stalling
Filed under: people, Composer, 1930s, 1940s, Early Sound, Looney Tunes, Music, Silly Symphonies, U.S.A., Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros.
"Carl Stalling was the composer of Warner Bros. Cartoon classic Looney Tunes, serving as composer and arranger for over 22 years and averaging the completion of a score per week. St..."
Sammy Timberg
Filed under: people, Composer, 1930s, 1940s, Betty Boop series, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Music, Superman, U.S.A.
"Sammy Timberg was the musical director for Fleischer Studios and one of the most important composers of music in the history of American cartoons. Although Timberg had a long career that began in vaudeville in the 1910s, Timberg is best known for th..."
Oliver Wallace
Filed under: people, Composer, 1940s, 1950s, Early Sound, U.S.A., Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios
"Born in England, Wallace studied music widely, in London as well as in Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. First relocating to Canada in 1904, Oliver eventually settled in the United States, becoming a citizen 10 years later in 1914. After compl..."