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Dec 2, 1994 · Irwin Kostal, an orchestrator and conductor who won Academy Awards for his work on the movies "West Side Story" and "The Sound of Music" as well as Emmy and Grammy Awards, died on Nov. 23 at...
Dec 1, 1994 · Dec. 1, 1994 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Irwin Kostal, a Hollywood orchestrator and conductor who won Academy Awards for his work in “West Side Story” and “The Sound of Music,” has died. He...
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Kostal died of a heart attack in Studio City, California. At the time of his death he was a widower (his wife Sylvia had died the year before), and president of the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers .
Irwin Kostal passed away on November 23, 1994, in Studio City, California, while serving as president of the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers. Award-winning conductor and orchestrator who brought his innate musical genius to many Disney classic motion pictures such as Mary Poppins.
October 1, 1911 · Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died. November 23, 1994 · Studio City, California, USA (heart attack) Mini Bio. Irwin Kostal was born on October 1, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a composer, known for West Side Story (1961), Mary Poppins (1964) and The Sound of Music (1965).
- October 1, 1911
- November 23, 1994
28.27 cubic ft. (43 boxes) Collection Number. 03423. Summary. Irwin Kostal (1911-1994) was an American music conductor, orchestrator, and arranger during the twentieth century. This collection consists of musical scores for television shows, Broadway musicals and motion pictures written, arranged or composed by Kostal and others. Repository.
Born. October 1, 1911 Chicago, Illinois, United States. Died. November 23, 1994 (aged 83) Studio City, California, United States. Nationality. American. Occupation. Conductor, orchestrator, musical arranger. Years active. 1950s-1994. Source.
