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'''Charles Wolcott''' (September 29, 1906 in [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]], [[United States]] – January 26, 1987 in [[Haifa]], [[Israel]]) 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.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1987-01-29/news/mn-1891_1_film-scores Charles Wolcott; Musician, Baha'i Leader], by Burt A Folkart, Los Angeles Times, January 29, 1987</ref><ref>[http://www.uga.edu/bahai/News/052201-2.html Bahai woman in elite group dedicating gardens in Israel] by Richard Scheinin, San Jose Mercury News. May 22, 2001</ref>
'''Charles Wolcott''' (September 29, 1906 in [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]], [[United States]] – January 26, 1987 in [[Haifa]], [[Israel]]) 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.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1987-01-29/news/mn-1891_1_film-scores Charles Wolcott; Musician, Baha'i Leader], by Burt A Folkart, Los Angeles Times, January 29, 1987</ref><ref>[http://www.uga.edu/bahai/News/052201-2.html Bahai woman in elite group dedicating gardens in Israel] by Richard Scheinin, San Jose Mercury News. May 22, 2001</ref>


Wolcott was born in [[Flint, Michigan]], [[United States|USA]]. He moved to [[Hollywood]] in 1937 and soon began working at [[Walt Disney Pictures|Walt Disney Studios]] writing music for cartoon shorts, then feature films such as [[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]] 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.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=S64L1LMNp1AC&pg=PR10&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=0_1&sig=30ndnFlHfdNi5LCC9yeNViPdtpU The Creative Circle: Art Literature and Music in Baha'I Perspective] By Michael Boynton Fitzgerald, Michael Fitzgerald, Published 1989, Kalimat Press, {{ISBN|0-933770-68-5}}, pages x-xx (Foreword)</ref>
Wolcott was born in [[Flint, Michigan]], [[United States|USA]]. He moved to [[Hollywood]] in 1937 and soon began working at [[Walt Disney Pictures|Walt Disney Studios]] writing music for cartoon shorts, then feature films such as [[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)]]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.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=S64L1LMNp1AC&pg=PR10&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=0_1&sig=30ndnFlHfdNi5LCC9yeNViPdtpU The Creative Circle: Art Literature and Music in Baha'I Perspective] By Michael Boynton Fitzgerald, Michael Fitzgerald, Published 1989, Kalimat Press, {{ISBN|0-933770-68-5}}, pages x-xx (Foreword)</ref>


Wolcott had US hit singles in 1944: "Tico-Tico", and 1960: "Ruby Duby Du".
Wolcott had US hit singles in 1944: "Tico-Tico", and 1960: "Ruby Duby Du".

Revision as of 16:23, 23 June 2019

Charles Wolcott (September 29, 1906 in Flint, United States – January 26, 1987 in Haifa, Israel) 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.[1][2]

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 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)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.[3]

Wolcott had US hit singles in 1944: "Tico-Tico", and 1960: "Ruby Duby Du".

Notes

  1. ^ Charles Wolcott; Musician, Baha'i Leader, by Burt A Folkart, Los Angeles Times, January 29, 1987
  2. ^ Bahai woman in elite group dedicating gardens in Israel by Richard Scheinin, San Jose Mercury News. May 22, 2001
  3. ^ The Creative Circle: Art Literature and Music in Baha'I Perspective By Michael Boynton Fitzgerald, Michael Fitzgerald, Published 1989, Kalimat Press, ISBN 0-933770-68-5, pages x-xx (Foreword)


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