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Mortimer Wilson (August 6, 1876 – January 27, 1932) was an American composer of classical music. He also scored several musical and dramatic films in the 1920s. Wilson was born in Chariton, Iowa in Lucas County, a rural area in the south-central portion of the state.
Oct 29, 2013 · The Thief of Bagdad was the rare exception, Douglas Fairbanks commissioned Mortimer Wilson to compose a score of entirely original music for the New York premier in 1924. The score was...
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Sometimes the pieces here are TRULY curiosities. That is certainly the case with Mortimer Wilson's little suite of pieces in honor of silent screen stars, s...
Mortimer Wilson (August 6, 1876 – January 27, 1932) was an American composer of classical music. He also scored several musical and dramatic films in the 1920s. Wilson was born in Chariton, Iowa in Lucas County, a rural area in the south-central portion of the state.
Mortimer Wilson (August 6, 1876 – January 27, 1932) was an American composer of classical music. He also scored several musical and dramatic films in the 1920s. Wilson was born in Chariton, Iowa in Lucas County, a rural area in the south-central portion of the state.
The score was written by the American composer Mortimer Wilson at the specific request of the film's main star actor Douglas Fairbanks. The Thief of Bagdad is now widely considered one of the great silent films and Fairbanks's greatest work.
Musical compositions by Mortimer Wilson. 1901-1930. Scope and Content Includes handwritten manuscripts and published scores of orchestral works, including compositions for the films The Black Pirate, Don Q, Son of Zorro, and The Thief of Bagdad.
