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Leopold Stokowski
Deceased

How Did Leopold Stokowski Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 95
GenderMaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn18/04/1882Born inLondon, England, UKDied13/09/1977Died inNether WallopCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ297562Buried atEast Finchley CemeteryTMDb#233471

Leopold Anthony Stokowski was a British conductor. One of the leading conductors of the early and mid-20th century, he is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He was especially noted for his free-hand conducting style that spurned the traditional baton and for obtaining a characteristic sound from the orchestras he directed.

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Filmography12 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2017Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black ShirtsMovieSelf - Musician (archive footage)135
2014Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Historic TelecastsMovieConductor132
2002Leopold Stokowski - Classic ArchiveMovieConductor120
1993The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the PastMovieSelf111
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf80
1957Tricks of Our TradeMovie75
1955The Story of the Animated DrawingMovieSelf (archive footage)73
1947Carnegie HallMovieLeopold Stokowski65
1942Clair de LuneMovieHimself60
1940FantasiaMovieSelf - Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra58
1937One Hundred Men and a GirlMovieLeopold Stokowski55
1936The Big Broadcast of 1937MovieLeopold Stokowski54