Felix Mills

Birth : 1901-07-28, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

Death : 1987-04-05

History

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gordon "Felix" Mills (born July 28, 1901 in Fort Collins, Colorado), was a composer, arranger and conductor during the Golden Age of Radio in the 1930s and 1940s. He was the musical director for The Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air, a Disney radio show of the 1930s. Mills created a "gadget band" with wild instruments for Donald Duck to direct on some episodes. self-published source] He also created arrangements for the show. Mills conducted his own band, and appeared in the Hollywood Bowl. Mills was also the musical director for CBS Radio's Silver Theater from 1937 to 1947. Mills chose to retire rather than fire some band members during the Red Inquisition; he built a home in Morro Bay, California to pursue his favorite hobbies, sailing and slide photography. Mills died on April 5, 1987 in Morro Bay, California.

Movies

His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday
Music
Hildy, the journalist former wife of newspaper editor Walter Burns, visits his office to inform him that she's engaged and will be getting remarried the next day. Walter can't let that happen and frames the fiancé, Bruce Baldwin, for one thing after another, to keep him temporarily held in prison, while trying to steer Hildy into returning to her old job as his employee.
The Amazing Mr. Williams
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Original Music Composer
Kenny Williams, a lieutenant on the homicide squad, is engaged to Maxine Carroll, the Mayor's secretary. Or isn't he rather married with his job? For each time he has a date with his longtime fiancée, he is prevented from keeping it by his devotion to duty. Maxine, in desperation, decides to take action and bring Kenny to the altar. Who will win, Maxine's curves or the glorious fight against crime?
Child Bride
Child Bride
Music Director
Jennie is a twelve-year-old girl living with her parents in extremely rural mountain country. Her schoolteacher, Miss Carol, though a mountain girl herself, has gone off to be educated and returned in hopes of stopping the tradition of child marriage which permeates the culture. Jennie's father Ira is a good man who tries to protect Miss Carol from the men who threaten her if she doesn't call off her crusade. One of these men, Jake Bolby, has his eye on little Jennie and plots to make her his bride. NOTE: the actress playing Jennie was 14 years old when she made this film, and appears topless in a couple of shots.
Empty Saddles
Empty Saddles
Original Music Composer
Buck runs into trouble when he buys a deserted cattle ranch that he turns into a dude ranch.