Charles Wolcott

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Charles Wolcott

Born September 29, 1906
Flint, Michigan
Died January 26, 1987
Haifa, Israel
Resting place Bahá’í cemetery, Haifa, Israel
32°49′46″N 34°58′18″E / 32.82944013754231, 34.97169256210327
NSA member United States, 1953 - 1961
IBC member 1961 - 1963
UHJ member 1963 - 1987

Charles Wolcott (September 29, 1906 - January 26, 1987) was a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá’í Faith, from 1963 to 1987.

Mr. Wolcott was born Flint, Michigan, USA. He moved to Holywood, California in 1937 and soon began working at Walt Disney Studios writing music for cartoon shorts, then feature films such as Pinocchio and Bambi. By 1944 he had become General Musical Director at Disney Studios. In 1950 he transferred to MGM Studios as Associate General Musical Director, and in 1958 became General Musical Director.

In 1953 he was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. In 1960, when he was elected secretary of the National Assembly, he resigned from his position at MGM Studios and moved to Wilmette, Illinois. In 1961 he was elected to the International Bahá’í Council and moved to Haifa, Israel. He was elected to serve on the newly formed Universal House of Justice in 1963, a position he held until 1987.

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