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William Grant Still(1895-1978)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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William Grant Still was born on 11 May 1895 in Woodville, Mississippi, USA. He was a composer, known for Killer of Sheep (1978), St. Louis Blues (1958) and Full Circle (1960). He was married to Verna Arvey and 'Grace Bundy' . He died on 3 December 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 11, 1895
DiedDecember 3, 1978(83)
BornMay 11, 1895
DiedDecember 3, 1978(83)
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Known for

Killer of Sheep (1978)
Killer of Sheep
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Afro American Symphony")
  • 1978
St. Louis Blues (1958)
St. Louis Blues
7.1
  • Music Department
  • 1958
Full Circle (1960)
Full Circle
TV Series
  • Composer
  • 1960
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
7.5
  • Composer
  • 2001

Credits

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Music Department

  • Kwami Barnett in Symphonic Sketches (2023)
    Symphonic Sketches
    Short
    • Music Department
    • 2023
  • Walk with Me (2023)
    Walk with Me
    Short
    • Music Department
    • 2023
  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • music
    • 2021
  • A Bayou Legend
    TV Movie
    • Music Department
    • 1981
  • St. Louis Blues (1958)
    St. Louis Blues
    7.1
    • orchestrator
    • 1958
  • Karin Booth, Johnny Weissmuller, and Tamba in Jungle Man-Eaters (1954)
    Jungle Man-Eaters
    5.6
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Gene Autry and Champion in Saginaw Trail (1953)
    Saginaw Trail
    6.5
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Gene Autry and Champion in Barbed Wire (1952)
    Barbed Wire
    5.9
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Smiley Burnette, Carolina Cotton, Tommy Ivo, Jock Mahoney, and Charles Starrett in The Rough, Tough West (1952)
    The Rough, Tough West
    5.7
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Charles Starrett in Cyclone Fury (1951)
    Cyclone Fury
    6.2
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Smiley Burnette and Charles Starrett in Bonanza Town (1951)
    Bonanza Town
    5.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Preston Foster, Wayne Morris, and Dorothy Patrick in The Big Gusher (1951)
    The Big Gusher
    5.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Smiley Burnette, Mary Ellen Kay, and Charles Starrett in Streets of Ghost Town (1950)
    Streets of Ghost Town
    5.7
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Smiley Burnette, Gravy, Mustard, and Charles Starrett in Bandits of El Dorado (1949)
    Bandits of El Dorado
    6.2
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Smiley Burnette, Charles Starrett, and Western All Stars in South of Death Valley (1949)
    South of Death Valley
    6.2
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1949

Composer

  • Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
    7.5
    • Composer
    • 2001
  • The Blue Hotel
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1997
  • Full Circle (1960)
    Full Circle
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1960–1961
  • Bing Crosby, Madge Evans, and Edith Fellows in Pennies from Heaven (1936)
    Pennies from Heaven
    6.6
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Melvyn Douglas and Irene Dunne in Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
    Theodora Goes Wild
    7.1
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea in Adventure in Manhattan (1936)
    Adventure in Manhattan
    6.5
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936

Soundtrack

  • Long Way Home (2018)
    Long Way Home
    7.0
    • writer: "Symphony No. 5, 4th Movement"
    • 2018
  • Palms (2012)
    Palms
    8.2
    Short
    • writer: "Still's Symphony No. 1, 'Afro-American'"
    • 2012
  • Killer of Sheep (1978)
    Killer of Sheep
    7.2
    • writer: "Afro American Symphony"
    • 1978

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • University of Arkansas, Fayetteville: Still and Arvey Papers
    • William Grant Still Music
  • Born
    • May 11, 1895
    • Woodville, Mississippi, USA
  • Died
    • December 3, 1978
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Verna ArveyFebruary 7, 1939 - December 3, 1978 (his death, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

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