Frank Churchill (1901-1942)

Alias:
Frank Churchchill

Birthplace:
Rumford, Maine, USA

Born:
October 20, 1901

Died:
May 14, 1942

“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.

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Music:
1931  Egyptian Melodies
1931  Mother Goose Melodies
1931  The Busy Beavers
1931  The Cat's Out
1931  The China Plate
1931  The Ugly Duckling
1932  Barnyard Olympics
1932  Flowers and Trees
1932  Santa's Workshop
1933  Building a Building
1933  Mickey's Gala Premiere
1933  Three Little Pigs
1934  Camping Out
1934  Gulliver Mickey
1934  Mickey's Steam Roller
1934  Orphan's Benefit
1934  Playful Pluto
1934  The Big Bad Wolf
1935  On Ice
1935  The Golden Touch
1935  The Robber Kitten
1935  The Tortoise and the Hare
1936  Thru the Mirror
1936  Toby Tortoise Returns
1937  Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue
1939  The Practical Pig
1940  Pinocchio
2001  Everybody Loves Mickey
2004  Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Original Music Composer:
1931  Egyptian Melodies
1931  Mother Goose Melodies
1931  The Busy Beavers
1931  The Cat's Out
1931  The China Plate
1931  The Clock Store
1931  The Fox Hunt
1931  The Spider and the Fly
1931  The Ugly Duckling
1932  Barnyard Olympics
1932  Flowers and Trees
1932  Santa's Workshop
1932  The Bears and Bees
1932  The Musical Farmer
1933  Birds in the Spring
1933  Building a Building
1933  Lullaby Land
1933  Mickey's Gala Premiere
1933  Old King Cole
1933  Three Little Pigs
1933  Ye Olden Days
1934  Camping Out
1934  Funny Little Bunnies
1934  Gulliver Mickey
1934  Mickey's Steam Roller
1934  Orphan's Benefit
1934  Playful Pluto
1934  The Big Bad Wolf
1935  Cock o' the Walk
1935  On Ice
1935  The Golden Touch
1935  The Robber Kitten
1935  The Tortoise and the Hare
1935  Three Orphan Kittens
1935  Who Killed Cock Robin?
1936  Donald and Pluto
1936  More Kittens
1936  Three Little Wolves
1936  Thru the Mirror
1936  Toby Tortoise Returns
1937  Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1937  Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue
1938  Hollywood Bowl
1939  The Practical Pig
1940  Bone Trouble
1940  Pinocchio
1941  Dumbo
1941  The Reluctant Dragon
1942  Bambi
1942  Sky Trooper
2001  Everybody Loves Mickey
2004  Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Songs:
1931  Egyptian Melodies
1931  Mother Goose Melodies
1931  The Busy Beavers
1931  The Cat's Out
1931  The China Plate
1931  The Clock Store
1931  The Fox Hunt
1931  The Spider and the Fly
1931  The Ugly Duckling
1932  Barnyard Olympics
1932  Flowers and Trees
1932  Santa's Workshop
1932  The Bears and Bees
1932  The Musical Farmer
1933  Birds in the Spring
1933  Building a Building
1933  Lullaby Land
1933  Mickey's Gala Premiere
1933  Old King Cole
1933  Three Little Pigs
1933  Ye Olden Days
1934  Camping Out
1934  Funny Little Bunnies
1934  Gulliver Mickey
1934  Mickey's Steam Roller
1934  Orphan's Benefit
1934  Playful Pluto
1934  The Big Bad Wolf
1935  Cock o' the Walk
1935  On Ice
1935  The Golden Touch
1935  The Robber Kitten
1935  The Tortoise and the Hare
1935  Three Orphan Kittens
1935  Who Killed Cock Robin?
1936  Donald and Pluto
1936  More Kittens
1936  Three Little Wolves
1936  Thru the Mirror
1936  Toby Tortoise Returns
1937  Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1937  Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue
1938  Hollywood Bowl
1939  The Practical Pig
1940  Bone Trouble
1940  Pinocchio
1941  Dumbo
1941  The Reluctant Dragon
1942  Bambi
1942  Sky Trooper
2001  Everybody Loves Mickey
2004  Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

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