Leopold Stokowski

Actor

Date of birth : 04/17/1882

Date of death : 09/13/1977

City of birth : Marylebone, London, England, UK

Flamboyant, latterly white-maned, U.S. conductor known best for his popularization of classical music. (He is also known for teaching 'Mickey Mouse' a few things about music in Walt Disney's Fantasia (1940), in which Stokowski was featured with the Philadelphia Orchestra). He was a pioneer in the use of hi-fi sound and bringing great music to the screen.