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Irwin Kostal (October 1, 1911 – November 23, 1994) was an American musical arranger of films and an orchestrator of Broadway musicals.
Irwin Kostal was born on 1 October 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a composer, known for West Side Story (1961), Mary Poppins (1964) and The Sound of Music (1965). He died on 23 November 1994 in Studio City, California, USA.
- January 1, 1
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- January 1, 1
- Studio City, California, USA
Irwin Kostal passed away on November 23, 1994, in Studio City, California, while serving as president of the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers. Award-winning conductor and orchestrator who brought his innate musical genius to many Disney classic motion pictures such as Mary Poppins.
Irwin Kostal was born on October 1, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a composer, known for West Side Story (1961), Mary Poppins (1964) and The Sound of Music (1965). He died on November 23, 1994 in Studio City, California, USA.
- October 1, 1911
- November 23, 1994
Dec 1, 1994 · Irwin Kostal, a Hollywood orchestrator and conductor who won Academy Awards for his work in “West Side Story” and “The Sound of Music,” has died. He was 83.
Dec 2, 1994 · Irwin Kostal, an orchestrator and conductor who won Academy Awards for his work on the movies "West Side Story" and "The Sound of Music" as well as Emmy and Grammy Awards, died on Nov. 23 at...
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Founder, Michael Feinstein, explores the legacy of Irwin Kostal. Kostal was born in Chicago in 1911 to Czech immigrants. He had two main passions as a child – reading and learning to play the piano.