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Leopold Stokowski

Leopold Stokowski

Birthday: 1882-04-18 | Place of Birth: London, England, UK

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1955
The Story of the Animated Drawing

as    Self (archive footage)

1940
Fantasia

as    Self - Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra