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Studio City, California, U.S. Genres. Musical film, musical theatre, animation. Occupation (s) Songwriter, screenwriter, publisher. Years active. 1950s–1994. Irwin Kostal (October 1, 1911 – November 23, 1994) was an American musical arranger of films and an orchestrator of Broadway musicals .
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...
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Irwin Kostal was an American musical arranger of films and an orchestrator of Broadway musicals, who arranged and conducted scores to Disney films, like Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Pete's Dragon, and the 1982 digital re-recording of 1940's Fantasia. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kostal...
Jan 8, 2014 · The AHC has recently processed the papers of Irwin Kostal, an American composer, orchestrator and arranger in the 20 th century. Kostal’s most well-known projects include work on The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, Sail Away and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
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.
Overview. Born. 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).
Irwin Kostal was born on 1 October 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a composer, known for West Side Story (1961), Mary Poppins (1964) and The Sound of Music (1965). He died on 23 November 1994 in Studio City, California, USA.
