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   Shirley Walker. Shirley Anne Walker (née Rogers; April 10, 1945 – November 30, 2006) was an American film and television composer and conductor. She was one of the few female film score composers working in Hollywood during her career. Walker was one of the first female composers to earn a solo score credit on a major Hollywood motion ...

2. www.filmmusicsociety.org › news_events › featuresShirley Walker: An Appreciation – by Jon Burlingame

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   December 7, 2006. Shirley Walker: An Appreciation. Revered composer held her own in a male-dominated art form by Jon Burlingame. A list of credits doesn't always tell the story of who someone was. Or what she did. Shirley Walker died Thursday, Nov. 30, of complications from a stroke she suffered while visiting her sister in Reno, Nev. She was 61.

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   Who was Shirley Walker?

   • Shirley Anne Walker (née Rogers, April 10, 1945 – November 30, 2006) was an American movie and television composer and conductor. She was one of the few female movie score composers working in Hollywood. Walker was one of the first female composers to earn a solo score credit on a major Hollywood motion picture.

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   Was Shirley Walker a great composer?

   • She helped countless younger composers who went on to strong careers of their own, some of whom have reached the A-list of Hollywood music-makers. "Shirley Walker was a great composer, period," says Paul Broucek, president of music for New Line Cinema.

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   How did Shirley Walker die?

   • Just after completing work on the feature Black Christmas and after finishing the first three scores of the Final Destination horror series, Shirley Walker died November 30, 2006, from complications following a stroke in Reno, Nevada. She was 61 years old. Walker is survived by her two sons, Ian and Colin.

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   How did Shirley Walker make film music history?

   • Shirley Walker also made film-music history. She held the record for composing more original scores for major-studio feature films than any other American woman: Suspenseful music for all three Final Destination films, an offbeat score for Willard, edgy music for Escape From L.A., the symphonic score for Memoirs of an Invisible Man and others.

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4. www.wikiwand.com › en › Shirley_WalkerShirley Walker - Wikiwand

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   Shirley Anne Walker (née Rogers; April 10, 1945 – November 30, 2006) was an American film and television composer and conductor. She was one of the few female film score composers working in Hollywood during her career. Walker was one of the first female composers to earn a solo score credit on a major Hollywood motion picture (preceded by ...

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   Shirley Walker. Music Department: True Lies. Shirley Walker was born in Napa, California in 1945. She was educated at Pleasant Hill High School; attended San Francisco State College on piano scholarship; studied composition with Dr. Roger Nixon; and piano with Harald Logan of Berkeley, California.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Birth Place: Napa, California, USA

   • Death Date: January 1, 1
   • Death Place: Reno, Nevada, USA

6. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-2006-dec-26-meShirley Walker, 61; won Emmys for film scores - Los Angeles Times

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   Dec 26, 2006 · Dec. 26, 2006 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Shirley Walker, an Emmy-winning composer and orchestrator who broke ground for women in the film industry by scoring major movies and carving out a ...

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   Shirley Walker. Music Department: Dick Tracy. Shirley Walker was born in Napa, California in 1945. She was educated at Pleasant Hill High School; attended San Francisco State College on piano scholarship; studied composition with Dr. Roger Nixon; and piano with Harald Logan of Berkeley, California. She was soloist with San Francisco Symphony while in high school; performed with various hotel ...