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Frank Churchill

Profession
Sound
Born
October 20, 1901 · Rumford, Maine, USA
Died
May 14, 1942

Biography

“I was born in New England, but somehow escaped a Puritanical conscience. Came to Los Angeles at the tender age of four and am still hanging around. Started as a plumber at the age of twelve until I read in a magazine where some one guaranteed piano playing in twenty lessons. After receiving my diploma from the post office I immediately went to work at $16 a week in a Main Street picture palace. I’m still up in the dough. At present I’m trying to write musical scores for cartoons.” -published in the June 20, 1931 edition of The Motion Picture Daily Churchill began his career playing piano in silent cinemas at the age of 15 before becoming an accompanist at KNX in 1924. Churchill then joined Walt Disney Studios in 1930, where he became a staple composer, penning "The Three Little Pigs" as well as "Hi-Ho". Churchill was found dead at his piano with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1942.

Known for

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs poster
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Film · 1938 · ★ 7.1
Pinocchio poster
Pinocchio
Film · 1940 · ★ 7.1
Bambi poster
Bambi
Film · 1942 · ★ 7.0
Dumbo poster
Dumbo
Film · 1941 · ★ 7.0
Snow White poster
Snow White
Film · 2025 · ★ 4.2
Three Little Pigs poster
Three Little Pigs
Film · 1933 · ★ 6.9
The Tortoise and the Hare poster
The Tortoise and the Hare
Film · 1935 · ★ 6.6
Flowers and Trees poster
Flowers and Trees
Film · 1932 · ★ 6.9
Thru the Mirror poster
Thru the Mirror
Film · 1936 · ★ 7.2
Santa's Workshop poster
Santa's Workshop
Film · 1932 · ★ 6.6
The Reluctant Dragon poster
The Reluctant Dragon
Film · 1941 · ★ 6.6
The Big Bad Wolf poster
The Big Bad Wolf
Film · 1934 · ★ 6.5

Filmography