Carl W. Stalling

Carl W. Stalling

composer, music department, writer

Carl W. Stalling was born on Nov 10, 1891 in USA. Carl W. Stalling's big-screen debut came with Mickey's Follies directed by Ub Iwerks in 1929. Carl W. Stalling is known for Daffy Duck's Quackbusters directed by Greg Ford, Mel Blanc stars as Daffy Duck and Mel Tormé as Daffy Duck. The most recent award Carl W. Stalling achieved is Annie Awards. The upcoming new movie Carl W. Stalling plays is Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports which will be released on Feb 15, 1989.

Carl Stalling is the most famous unknown composer of the 20th century, almost solely based on his work composing musical scores for animated cartoons. Stalling's first work in music was as house organist in Newman Theatre in Kansas City, where he would accompany the latest silent film with his organ playing. He soon came to the attention of fellow Kansan Walt Disney, who recruited Stalling as musical director for his fledgling animation company. At Disney, Stalling invented the "tick" method, a timing device that allows animators to set the tempo of the cartoons, so that the musicians can play along before the cartoon is even drawn! Stalling created the music for Disney's early "Silly Symphonies", including

  • Birthday

    Nov 10, 1891
  • Place of Birth

    Lexington, Missouri, USA

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Annie Awards
1978
Winner - Winsor McCay Award

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