Leopold Stokowski
Leopold Anthony Stokowski (18 April 1882 – 13 September 1977) was an English conductor of Jewish-Polish and Irish descent. One of the leading and influential conductors of the early and mid-20th Century, he is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra and for appearing in the film Fantasia. He was especially noted for his free-hand conducting style that spurned the traditional baton and for obtaining a characteristically sumptuous sound from the orchestras he directed.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1882-04-18 · London, England, UK
- Died
- 1977-09-13
Known for
- Fantasia (1940) — Self - Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra
- Fantasia 2000 (2000) — Conductor
- One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937) — Leopold Stokowski
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
- Carnegie Hall (1947) — Leopold Stokowski
- The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936) — Leopold Stokowski
- The Story of the Animated Drawing (1955) — Self (archive footage)
- Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts (2017) — Self - Musician (archive footage)
- Clair de Lune (1942) — Himself
- The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past (1993) — Self
- Tricks of Our Trade (1957)
- Leopold Stokowski - Classic Archive (2002) — Conductor
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Historic Telecasts (2014) — Conductor