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Angela Morley

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Birth name
  
Walter Stott

Role
  
Composer

Name
  
Angela Morley

Years active
  
1940–2008

Origin
  
Leeds, Yorkshire


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Born
  
10 March 1924Leeds, Yorkshire, England (
1924-03-10
)

Genres
  
Easy listening, classical, jazz, big band, film music

Occupation(s)
  
Composer, arranger, orchestrator, conductor

Instruments
  
Died
  
January 14, 2009, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Music director
  
Watership Down, Captain Nemo and the Under, When Eight Bells Toll, The Slipper and the Rose, The Looking Glass War

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Angela Morley (born Walter "Wally" Stott, 10 March 1924 – 14 January 2009) was an English composer and conductor. She attributed her entry into composing and arranging largely to the influence and encouragement of the Canadian light music composer Robert Farnon. In 1972, Morley underwent sex reassignment surgery. Later in life, she lived in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Morley won two Emmy Awards for her work in music arrangement. These were in the category of Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction, in 1988 and 1990, both for television specials starring Julie Andrews. Morley received Emmy nominations for composing music for television series such as Dynasty and Dallas. She was twice nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Music, Original Song Score/Adaptation: for