Charles Wolcott
Composer
1906 – 1987
Who was Charles Wolcott?
Charles Wolcott was a music composer who served as a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá'í Faith, between 1963 and 1987.
Wolcott was born in Flint, Michigan, USA. He moved to Hollywood in 1937 and soon began working at Walt Disney Studios writing music for cartoon shorts, then feature films such as Pinocchio and Bambi. By 1944 he had become General Musical Director at Disney Studios. In 1950 he transferred to MGM Studios as Associate General Musical Director, and in 1958 became General Musical Director.
Wolcott had US hit singles in 1944: "Tico-Tico", and 1960: "Ruby Duby Du".
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- Born
- Sep 29, 1906
Flint - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 26, 1987
Haifa
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on July 23, 2013
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