Charles Wolcott

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Charles Wolcott (born September 29, 1906 in Flint, United States, died 1987 in Haifa, Israel) served as a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá'í Faith, between 1963 and 1987.^[1]

Wolcott was born Flint, Michigan, United States. He moved to Hollywood, California, United States 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.^[2][3]

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 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 the first Universal House of Justice in 1963 where he served until his death in 1987.^[4]

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1. ^ Bahai woman in elite group dedicating gardens in Israel May 22, 2001, in the San Jose Mercury News
2. ^ The Creative Circle: Art Literature and Music in Baha'I Perspective By Michael Boynton Fitzgerald, Michael Fitzgerald, Published 1989, Kalimat Press, ISBN 0933770685, pages x-xx (Foreword)
3. ^ Sheila Banani poetry, U.S.A. from Arts Dialogue, March 1995, pages 24 - 26
4. ^ The Constitution of the Universal House of Justice Baha'i World Centre, November 26, 1972, Haifa, Israel