Deems Taylor

Deems Taylor

🎂 22nd December 1885 (140 yrs) 📍 New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Fantasia

Biography

Joseph Deems Taylor (December 22, 1885 – July 3, 1966) was an American composer, music critic, and promoter of classical music. Nat Benchley, the author of The Lost Algonquin Roundtable, referred to him as "the dean of American music". The Deems Taylor Awards were established by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in 1967 to honor his memory.

Deems Taylor

Movies Featuring Deems Taylor

Of Men and Music

Of Men and Music (1951)

as Narrator (voice)
Fantasia

Fantasia (1940)

as Narrator - Narrative Introductions
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Information Please: Series 1, No. 10 (1940)

as Himself - Guest Panelist