About Walter Bullock
Lived 1907 – 1953 (aged 46). Walter Bullock was an American composer, songwriter, writer, screenwriter and film score composer.
Walter Bullock (May 6, 1907, in Shelburn, Indiana – August 19, 1953, in Los Angeles, California) was an American song lyricist and screenwriter. He recorded with his brother, James Russell Lowell Bullock. On April 22, 1930, they released a record on the Champion label (16004). Side A was "I'm Satisfied With My Girl" and side B was "He Man Chew Tobacco".
After graduating from DePauw University, Bullock started writing for Hollywood in 1936 and was to collaborate with many film composers. In 1936, he had two successes with Magnolias in the Moonlight with music by Victor Schertzinger, and When Did You Leave Heaven? with Richard A. Whiting.
He was nominated for two Academy Awards. He was a distant generational relative of voice actor, S. Scott Bullock.
Selected filmography The Gang's All Here (1943) Repeat Performance (1947) Out of the Blue (1947) Adventures of Casanova (1948) Golden Girl (1951) The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953) The I Don't Care Girl (1953)
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Who was Walter Bullock?
American screenwriter and lyricist (1907–1953)
When was Walter Bullock born?
Walter Bullock was born on 6 May 1907 in Shelburn.
When did Walter Bullock die?
Walter Bullock died on 13 July 1953 in Los Angeles.
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Walter Bullock was a composer, songwriter, writer, screenwriter and film score composer.
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Walter Bullock was American.
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