Frank Churchill
Frank Edwin Churchill (October 20, 1901 – May 14, 1942) was an American movie composer and songwriter.
Life and career
Churchill was born in Rumford, Maine to Clara E. Curtis and Andrew J. Churchill. Churchill began his career playing piano in cinemas at the age of 15 in Ventura, California. After dropping out of medical studies at UCLA to pursue a career in music, he became an accompanist at the Los Angeles radio station KNX (AM) in 1924. He joined Disney studios in 1930, and scored many animated movies, including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Dumbo, Bambi and The Three Little Pigs. His song for The Three Little Pigs, "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf", was a huge commercial success.
Death
Churchill committed suicide with a gunshot to the chest on May 14, 1942, at his ranch north of Los Angeles in Castaic. He was survived by his wife Carolyn and his daughter Corrine. He was buried in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.