I simply make music, and people have always been foolish en… - Leopold Stokowski

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I simply make music, and people have always been foolish enough to pay me for it. I never told them that I would have done it all for nothing. CBS TV 1976

Leopold Stokowski

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Leopold Stokowski (18 April 1882 – 13 September 1977), born Leopold Anthony Stokowski in London, also known as Leopold Antoni Stanisław Bolesławowicz Stokowski, was a famous orchestral conductor, and founder of the New York City Symphony Orchestra. He arranged the music for Disney’s Fantasia (1940), making a brief appearance in the film.

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Birth Name: Leopold Anthony Stokowski

Alternative Names: Antoni Stanisław Bolesławowicz

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I simply make music, and people have always been foolish enough to pay me for it. I never told them that I would have done it all for nothing. CBS TV… - Leopold Stokowski

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