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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.
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.
- January 1, 1
- Napa, California, USA
- January 1, 1
- Reno, Nevada, USA
Shirley Walker died Thursday, Nov. 30, of complications from a stroke she suffered while visiting her sister in Reno, Nev. She was 61. She won two Daytime Emmy Awards – one in 1996, as music director of The Adventures of Batman & Robin, the other in 2001 as one of the composers of Batman Beyond.
Shirley Walker was a composer, pianist and music director who worked on various films and TV shows. She composed the scores for "Dick Tracy", "The Incredible Hulk" and "The Simpsons". She died in 2006 from complications of a stroke.
- April 10, 1945
- November 29, 2006
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Sep 5, 2017 · Shirley Walker was the first American woman to be the sole composer on a major studio release, and she lent her talents to Batman: The Animated Series and other DC Animated Universe shows. Learn how she created memorable themes for the characters, such as Batman, Catwoman and Mr. Freeze, and how she influenced the show's art and tone.
Dec 26, 2006 · 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 niche in the action genre, including...
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