He was 69 years old. Malotte suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in and had been in ill health since. In recent years he had written musical scores for Hollywood movies. Malotte was noted for songs, light opera, piano pieces and scores for musical plays before he came to Hollywood. He was born in Philadelphia, the son of a choirmaster, and studied piano and organ. Victor Herbert acted as his musical mentor early in Mr. Malotte's career. Later Mr. Malotte went to Europe, where he learned advanced composition. He was a theater organist and an organ teacher until the advent of talking pictures, when he started to compose film music.
Albert Hay Malotte May 19, — November 16, was an American pianist, organist, composer and educator, best known for his musical setting of The Lord's Prayer. Malotte was the son of Charles and Katherine Donavon Malotte. He studied with Victor Herbert , W. Stansfield , and later in Paris with organist Georges Jacob. His career as an organist began in Chicago where he played for silent pictures, and he later concertized throughout the US and Europe. Malotte was an amateur pilot , avid golfer and even boxed with Jack Dempsey in Memphis, Tennessee. He spent most of his career as a composer in Hollywood. Malotte married Marguerite Stevens Hester on August 23, His first wife, Elmina Todd, had died the previous year in Hollywood. Malotte composed a number of film scores , including mostly uncredited music for animations from the Disney studios.
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He was 69 years old. Malotte suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in and had been in ill health since. In recent years he had written musical scores for Hollywood movies. Malotte was noted for songs, light opera, piano pieces and scores for musical plays before he came to Hollywood. He was born in Philadelphia, the son of a choirmaster, and studied piano and organ. Victor Herbert acted as his musical mentor early in Mr. Malotte's career. Later Mr. Malotte went to Europe, where he learned advanced composition. He was a theater organist and an organ teacher until the advent of talking pictures, when he started to compose film music.
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