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Shirley Walker
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American film and television composer (1945–2006)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1927
- Works
- 14
Top works
- Who is she?
- Who is she?
- The poetry of Judith Wright
- Judith Wright
- Fifty bulletin board ideas
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Film & TV
Napa, California, USA
Shirley Anne Walker (April 10, 1945 – November 30, 2006) was an American film and television composer and conductor. She was one of the few female film score composers working in Hollywood during her career. Walker was one of the first female composers to earn a solo score credit on a major Hollywood motion picture (preceded by Suzanne Ciani for 1981's The Incredible Shrinking Woman) and…
Known for
- Heart of Batman — Self (archive footage)2018
- Kill Shot: The Making of 'FD3' — Self - Music Composer2006
- John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies — Self2004
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1945-04-10
- Active to
- 2006-11-30
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 41,153
- Total plays
- 551,575
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Shirley Walker (April 10, 1945 - November 30, 2006) was an American film and television composer and conductor. She was one of the few female film score composers working in Hollywood. Walker was the first female composer to earn a solo score credit on a major Hollywood motion picture and according to the Los Angeles Times, will be remembered as a pioneer for women in the film industry. Walker (née Rogers) was born in Napa, California on April 10, 1945. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Shirle
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Shirley
- Family name
- Walker
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Napa
- Place of death
- Reno
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- film score
- Instrument
- synthesizer
- Official website
- walker.cinemusic.net
- Number of children
- 2
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- cause of death
- stroke
- date of birth
- 1945-04-10
- date of death
- 2006-11-30
- manner of death
- natural causes
- archives at
- University of Southern California
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films scored by Shirley Walker
- name in native language
- Shirley Walker
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