Leopold Stokowski

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

10

Gender

Male

Birthday

1882-04-18

Day of death

1977-09-13 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Leopold Stokowski

Biography

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

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Fantasia

    Fantasia

  • The Story of the Animated Drawing

    The Story of the Animated Drawing

  • The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

    The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

  • Carnegie Hall

    Carnegie Hall

  • The Big Broadcast of 1937

    The Big Broadcast of 1937

  • Tricks of Our Trade

    Tricks of Our Trade

  • Clair de Lune

    Clair de Lune

  • One Hundred Men and a Girl

    One Hundred Men and a Girl

  • Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

    Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts