Louis Applebaum is a Actor and Sound Canadien born on 3 april 1918 at Toronto (Canada)
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Nationality CanadaBirth 3 april 1918 at Toronto (
Canada)
Death 19 april 2000 (at 82 years) at Toronto (
Canada)
Awards Companion of the Order of Canada
Louis Applebaum, CC OOnt (April 3, 1918 – April 19, 2000) was a Canadian composer, administrator, and conductor.
He was born in Toronto, Ontario and studied at the Toronto Conservatory of Music with Leo Smith and the University of Toronto with Boris Berlin, Healey Willan and Ernest MacMillan. He also studied composition privately in New York.
He composed music for numerous films, including the National Film Board of Canada productions Royal Journey (1951), The Stratford Adventure (1954) and Paddle to the Sea (1966).
He was nominated for an Academy Award for his score of the 1945 war film, The Story of G.I. Joe. He won a 1968 Canadian Film Award for his non-feature music score of Athabasca. He won a 1989 Gemini Award in the category Best Original Music Score for a Program or Mini-Series for Glory Enough for All.
He was Executive Director of the Ontario Arts Council and Vice-President of the Canadian League of Composers. He was the first music director of the Stratford Festival. His fanfares have opened every performance since the Festival started in 1953.
In 1976 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Applebaum was appointed to the Order of Ontario in 1989. He was appointed to the Companion of the Order of Canada 15 November 1995. Biography
Sa carrière débute en 1941, alors qu'il compose des partitions de musique de film pour l'Office national du film du Canada. Dès 1942, il est nommé directeur musical et conservera ce poste jusqu'en 1948. Il sera par la suite conseiller entre 1949 et 1953.
En 1955, il met sur pied la partie musicale du Festival de Stratford du Canada. Il composera de la musique de scène pour le festival jusqu'en 1999.
Dans les années 1960, Applebaum deviendra consultant pour la Société Radio-Canada.
En 1980, il sera coprésident avec Jacques Hébert de la Commission fédérale de révision de la politique culturelle qui fut créée un an plus tôt.
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