Sterling Holloway

Sterling Price Holloway Jr. (January 14, 1905 – November 22, 1992) was an American actor who appeared in over 100 films and 40 television shows. He did voice acting for The Walt Disney Company, playing Mr. Stork in Dumbo, Adult Flower in Bambi, the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland, Kaa in The Jungle Book, Roquefort the Mouse in The Aristocats, and the title character in Winnie the Pooh, among many others.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 14, 1905 (Georgia), Died November 22, 1992 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker, narrator, vocalist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 70043 10-in. 12/12/1941 Ferdinand the Bull, part 1 Sterling Holloway speaker  
Decca 70044 10-in. 12/12/1941 Ferdinand the Bull, part 2 Sterling Holloway speaker  
Decca 70045 10-in. 12/12/1941 And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street, part 1 Sterling Holloway speaker  
Decca 70046 10-in. 12/12/1941 And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street, part 2 Sterling Holloway speaker  
Decca 70047 10-in. 12/12/1941 The story of Horace, part 1 Sterling Holloway speaker  
Decca 70048 10-in. 12/12/1941 The story of Horace, part 2 Sterling Holloway speaker  
Decca 82826 5/8/1952 Susie, the little blue coupé, part 1 Sterling Holloway narrator  
Decca 82827 5/8/1952 Susie, the little blue coupé, part 2 Sterling Holloway narrator  
Decca 82828 5/8/1952 The little house, part 1 Sterling Holloway narrator  
Decca 82829 5/8/1952 The little house, part 2 Sterling Holloway narrator  
Decca DLA 2546 10-in. 7/15/1941 Uncle Remus Stories: Part 5: Br'er Rabbit is a fisherman, part 1 Sterling Holloway speaker  
Decca DLA 2547 10-in. 7/15/1941 Uncle Remus Stories: Part 6: Br'er Rabbit is a fisherman, part 2 Sterling Holloway speaker  
Decca DLA 2548 10-in. 7/15/1941 Uncle Remus Stories: Part 3: Br'er Rabbit raises a dust, part 1 Sterling Holloway speaker  
Decca DLA 2549 10-in. 7/15/1941 Uncle Remus Stories: Part 4: Br'er Rabbit raises a dust, part 2 Sterling Holloway speaker  
Decca DLA 2550 10-in. 7/15/1941 Uncle Remus Stories: Part 1: The wonderful Tar baby, part 1 Sterling Holloway speaker  
Decca DLA 2551 10-in. 7/15/1941 Uncle Remus Stories: Part 2: The wonderful Tar baby, part 2 Sterling Holloway speaker  
Decca L 6959 12/9/1952 Following the leader Sterling Holloway vocalist  
Decca L 6960 12/9/1952 Never smile at a crocodile Sterling Holloway vocalist  
Decca L 7000 1/9/1953 Never smile at a crocodile Sterling Holloway vocalist  
Decca L 7001 1/9/1953 Following the leader Sterling Holloway vocalist  
Decca L 7274 7/6/1953 The nutcracker, part 1 Sterling Holloway narrator  
Decca L 7275 7/6/1953 The nutcracker, part 2 Sterling Holloway narrator  
Decca L 7280 7/15/1953 Jack the no-tailed donkey Sterling Holloway vocalist  
Decca L 7281 7/15/1953 Herkimer, the homely doll Sterling Holloway vocalist  
Decca L 7286 7/20/1953 Pineapple poll, part 1 Sterling Holloway narrator  
Decca L 7287 7/20/1953 Pineapple poll, part 2 Sterling Holloway narrator  
Decca L 7291 7/13/1953 The nutcracker (Tchaikovsky): Part 1 Sterling Holloway ; Royal Opera House Orchestra narrator  
Decca L 7292 7/13/1953 The nutcracker (Tchaikovsky): Part 2 Sterling Holloway ; Royal Opera House Orchestra narrator  
Decca L 7293 7/21/1953 Tyl and his merry pranks (Richard Strauss): Part 1 Sterling Holloway ; Royal Opera House Orchestra narrator  
Decca L 7294 7/21/1953 Tyl and his merry pranks (Richard Strauss): Part 2 Sterling Holloway ; Royal Opera House Orchestra narrator  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Holloway, Sterling," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107991.

Holloway, Sterling. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107991.

"Holloway, Sterling." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107991

External Sources

Wikipedia: Sterling Holloway

Discogs: Sterling Holloway

IMDb: Sterling Holloway

Britannica: Sterling Holloway

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Holloway, Sterling - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78013170

Wikidata: Sterling Holloway - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q725507

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/14975548

MusicBrainz: Sterling Holloway - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ace542c8-d312-4054-84a2-e3dba12a78b9

ISNI: 0000 0001 1560 7145 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000115607145

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/22632

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