Winston Sharples
Winston Singleton Sharples (born March 1, 1909 in Fall River , Massachusetts , † April 3, 1978 in Hilton Head Island , South Carolina ) was an American composer .
Life
He studied at Harvard University , the Carnegie Institute of Technology and the Yale University Graduate School of Drama .
In the course of his career he set over 700 cartoons to music for Paramount Pictures and Famous Studios and wrote the score for Wild Cargo (1934) and Fang and Claw (1935). In 1931 he married Daisy Shockley with whom he had a son, Winston Sharples Jr.
Filmography
- 1934: Wild Cargo (documentary)
- 1935: Fang and Claw (documentary)
Web links
- Winston Sharples in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Ascap Biographical Dictionary Of Composers Authors And Publishers Second Edition (1952)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sharples' biography ( May 8, 2014 memento on the Internet Archive ) on apunkachoice.com , accessed May 8, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sharples, Winston |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sharples, Winston Singleton (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fall River, Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 3, 1978 |
| Place of death | Hilton Head Island |