Dillon, Fannie Charles

Dillon was born on March 16, 1881 in Denver, CO; moved with family to Long Beach, CA in 1890; studied composition with Heinrich Urban, Hugo Kaun and Rubin Goldmark, and piano with Leopold Godovsky, Berlin, Germany, 1900-06; teacher, pianist and composer, Los Angeles, 1906-10; taught at Pomona College, 1910-13, and in LA high schools, 1918-41; composer of piano, vocal, orchestral and chamber music, as well as for the outdoor dramas Nevertheless--Old Glory, The desert calls, and Tahquitz; founded Woodland Theater at Fawnskin, Big Bear Lake, CA, 1924, serving as general manager, 1926-29; died on Feb. 21, 1947.

From the description of Papers, 1900-1943. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 41024898

From the description of Collection of musical compositions and memorabilia, 1897-1947. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 39526360

Biography

Dillon was born on March 16, 1881 in Denver, Colorado; moved with family to Long Beach, California in 1890; studied composition with Heinrich Urban, Hugo Kaun and Rubin Goldmark, and piano with Leopold Godovsky, Berlin, Germany, 1900-06; teacher, pianist and composer, Los Angeles, 1906-10; taught at Pomona College, 1910-13, and in Los Angeles high schools, 1918-41; composer of piano, vocal, orchestral and chamber music, as well as for the outdoor dramas Nevertheless--Old Glory, The desert calls, and Tahquitz ; founded Woodland Theater at Fawnskin, Big Bear Lake, California, 1924, serving as general manager, 1926-29; died on February 21, 1947.

From the guide to the Fannie Charles Dillon Papers, 1900-1943, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)

Biography

Dillon was born on March 16, 1881 in Denver, CO; moved with family to Long Beach, CA in 1890; studied composition with Heinrich Urban, Hugo Kaun and Rubin Goldmark, and piano with Leopold Godovsky, Berlin, Germany, 1900-06; teacher, pianist and composer, Los Angeles, 1906-10; taught at Pomona College, 1910-13, and in LA high schools, 1918-41; composer of piano, vocal, orchestral and chamber music, as well as for the outdoor dramas Nevertheless--Old Glory, The desert calls, and Tahquitz; founded Woodland Theater at Fawnskin, Big Bear Lake, CA, 1924, serving as general manager, 1926-29; died on Feb. 21, 1947.

From the guide to the Fannie Charles Dillon collection of manuscripts, transparencies, and ozalid reproductions, 1897-1947, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections)