Oliver Wallace(1887-1963)

Composer
Music Department
Actor

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Oliver Wallace

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Old Yeller (1957)

Oliver Wallace was born on 6 August 1887 in London, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Dumbo (1941), Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Cinderella (1950). He was married to Claire Burch Wallace. He died on 15 September 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 5 nominations total

Known for

Mel Blanc, Edward Brophy, Cliff Edwards, Verna Felton, Noreen Gammill, Dorothy Scott, Sarah Selby, and Margaret Wright in Dumbo (1941)

7.2

Movie

Composer

1941

Mel Blanc, Sterling Holloway, Heather Angel, Kathryn Beaumont, Lucille Bliss, Jerry Colonna, Pinto Colvig, Verna Felton, Larry Grey, Richard Haydn, Joseph Kearns, Bill Lee, Queenie Leonard, Doris Lloyd, Tommy Luske, James MacDonald, Marni Nixon, J. Pat O'Malley, Thurl Ravenscroft, Max Smith, Bill Thompson, Dink Trout, Ed Wynn, Norma Zimmer, The Mellowmen Quartet, and Bob Hamlin in Alice in Wonderland (1951)

Alice in Wonderland

7.3

Movie

Composer(musical score by)

1951

Cinderella (1950)

7.3

Movie

Composer(uncredited)

1950

Barbara Luddy and Larry Roberts in Lady and the Tramp (1955)

Lady and the Tramp

7.3

Movie

Composer

1955

Credits

Composer

Mickey's House of Villains
6.6
Video
- Composer (segment "Donald Duck and the Gorilla")
- 2002
More Sport Goofy
8.0
Video
- Composer (music)
- 1983
The Magical World of Disney
8.3
TV Series
- Composer
- 1954–1968
The Incredible Journey
7.0
- Composer
- 1963
Savage Sam
6.0
- Composer
- 1963
The Legend of Lobo
6.7
- Composer
- 1962
Big Red
6.3
- Composer
- 1962
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North
6.6
- Composer
- 1961
Ten Who Dared
5.5
- Composer
- 1960
Jungle Cat
7.2
- Composer
- 1960
The Danube
Short
- Composer
- 1960
Japan
Short
- Composer
- 1960
Islands of the Sea
7.5
Short
- Composer
- 1960
Mysteries of the Deep
8.0
Short
- Composer
- 1959
How to Have an Accident at Work
6.7
Short
- Composer
- 1959

Music Department

Peter Pan & Wendy
4.4
- original songs by
- 2023
The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue
8.7
Video
- musical director: archive footage
- 1985
The Magical World of Disney
8.3
TV Series
- sequence music
- composer: stock music
- music ...
- 1957–1979
The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
6.9
- composer: stock music
- 1975
Animals of the South American Jungle
Short
- uncredited
- 1974
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
7.1
- songs: music and lyrics by
- 1959
The Mickey Mouse Club
7.6
TV Series
- music
- 1958
The Sword and the Rose
6.3
- music supervisor
- 1953
Peter Pan
7.3
- songs
- 1953
Alice in Wonderland
7.3
- songs by (uncredited)
- 1951
Cinderella
7.3
- musical director
- 1950
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
6.8
- musical director
- 1949
Bongo
6.5
Short
- music and songs
- 1947
Make Mine Music
6.1
- associate music director
- 1946
Bambi
7.3
- musical director (uncredited)
- 1942

Actor

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Old Yeller

Personal details

Alternative names
- Oliver S. Wallace
Born
- August 6, 1887
- London, England, UK
Died
- September 15, 1963
- Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Claire Burch Wallace? - September 15, 1963 (his death, 2 children)
Other works
Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Did you know

Trivia
Composed music for the majority of classic Disney cartoons.

Quotes
[in 1954]: Believe me, you had to be snappy with your invention to keep up with those early flickers.

Trademark

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