Photo: Radio Album magazine, published by Dell Publications; page 3 of PDF identifies publisher and year of copyright. / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Percy Faith is, to my ear, one of the quiet architects of how twentieth-century America sounded at rest. This Toronto-born conductor took lush orchestral textures and folded them into popular music, effectively codifying the easy listening format that filled living rooms through the 1950s and 60s. His Hollywood Walk of Fame star feels almost understated for someone whose arrangements shaped the ambient backdrop of an era. I see him as a spiritual ancestor of today's mood-music and study-playlist culture: a craftsman more interested in perfecting atmosphere than chasing the spotlight. That restraint is exactly why I find his work so enduring.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Percy Faith
- Name (Japanese)
- パーシー・フェイス
- Reading
- ぱーしー・ふぇいす
- Born
- April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Monkey
- Origin
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- conductor / composer / pianist / film score composer / bandleader
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Percy Faith born?
April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976.
Where is Percy Faith from?
Percy Faith is from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
What does Percy Faith do?
Percy Faith works as conductor, composer, pianist, film score composer, bandleader.
Conductor — see all → · Composer — see all → · More people from Canada →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.