Frank Churchill

Biography

“I was born in New England, but somehow escaped a Puritanical conscience. Came to Los Angeles at the tender age of four and am still hanging around. Started as a plumber at the age of twelve until I read in a magazine where some one guaranteed piano playing in twenty lessons. After receiving my diploma from the post office I immediately went to work at $16 a week in a Main Street picture palace. I’m still up in the dough. At present I’m trying to write musical scores for cartoons.” -published in the June 20, 1931 edition of The Motion Picture Daily Churchill began his career playing piano in silent cinemas at the age of 15 before becoming an accompanist at KNX in 1924. Churchill then joined Walt Disney Studios in 1930, where he became a staple composer, penning "The Three Little Pigs" as well as "Hi-Ho". Churchill was found dead at his piano with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1942.

Most Famous Work

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Dumbo

(1941) Songs

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

(1937) Songs

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Bambi

(1942) Songs

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Pinocchio

(1940) Music

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Three Little Pigs

(1933) Music

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The Big Bad Wolf

(1934) Music

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The Reluctant Dragon

(1941) Original Music Composer

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Flowers and Trees

(1932) Music

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2004	Frank Churchill (archive footage)	Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 2004-05-31 Movie
1994	Self (Archive Footage)	The Making of 'Bambi' 1994-06-02 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2004	Music	Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 2004-05-31 Movie
2001	Music	Everybody Loves Mickey 2001-11-17 Movie
1942	Original Music Composer	Sky Trooper 1942-11-06 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Bambi 1942-08-14 Movie
	Songs	Bambi 1942-08-14 Movie
1941	Original Music Composer	Dumbo 1941-10-31 Movie
	Songs	Dumbo 1941-10-31 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Reluctant Dragon 1941-06-19 Movie
1940	Original Music Composer	Bone Trouble 1940-06-28 Movie
	Music	Pinocchio 1940-02-23 Movie
1939	Music	The Practical Pig 1939-02-24 Movie
1938	Original Music Composer	Hollywood Bowl 1938-10-04 Movie
1937	Original Music Composer	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937-12-21 Movie
	Songs	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937-12-21 Movie
	Music	Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue 1937-05-18 Movie
1936	Original Music Composer	More Kittens 1936-12-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Donald and Pluto 1936-09-12 Movie
	Music	Toby Tortoise Returns 1936-08-22 Movie
	Music	Thru The Mirror 1936-05-30 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Three Little Wolves 1936-04-18 Movie
1935	Original Music Composer	Cock o' the Walk 1935-11-30 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Three Orphan Kittens 1935-10-26 Movie
	Music	On Ice 1935-09-28 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Who Killed Cock Robin? 1935-06-25 Movie
	Music	The Robber Kitten 1935-04-12 Movie
	Music	The Golden Touch 1935-03-22 Movie
	Music	The Tortoise and the Hare 1935-01-05 Movie
1934	Music	Orphan's Benefit 1934-08-10 Movie
	Music	Mickey's Steam Roller 1934-06-16 Movie
	Music	Gulliver Mickey 1934-05-19 Movie
	Music	The Big Bad Wolf 1934-04-14 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Funny Little Bunnies 1934-03-24 Movie
	Music	Playful Pluto 1934-03-03 Movie
	Music	Camping Out 1934-02-17 Movie
1933	Original Music Composer	Lullaby Land 1933-08-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Old King Cole 1933-07-29 Movie
	Music	Mickey's Gala Premier 1933-07-01 Movie
	Music	Three Little Pigs 1933-05-27 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Ye Olden Days 1933-04-08 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Birds in the Spring 1933-03-11 Movie
	Music	Building a Building 1933-01-07 Movie
1932	Music	Santa's Workshop 1932-12-10 Movie
	Music	Flowers and Trees 1932-07-23 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Bears and Bees 1932-07-09 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Musical Farmer 1932-06-22 Movie
	Music	Barnyard Olympics 1932-04-13 Movie
1931	Music	The Ugly Duckling 1931-12-16 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Fox Hunt 1931-10-21 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Spider and the Fly 1931-10-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Clock Store 1931-09-28 Movie
	Music	Egyptian Melodies 1931-08-21 Movie
	Music	The Cat's Out 1931-07-28 Movie
	Music	The Busy Beavers 1931-06-22 Movie
	Music	The China Plate 1931-05-22 Movie
	Music	Mother Goose Melodies 1931-04-15 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv