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Henry Mancini

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Composer 1924–1994

Henry Mancini ( man-SEE-nee; born Enrico Nicola Mancini; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flutist, best known as a composer of film and television scores. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, and twenty Grammy Awards, plus a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. His best-known works include the theme and soundtrack for the television series Peter Gunn, as well as the music for The Pink Panther film series ("The Pink Panther Theme") and the song "Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's. The Music from Peter Gunn won the inaugural Grammy Award fo…

Also credited on2 works

Breakfast At Tiffany’s
Victor/Victoria

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In the literature8 passages

  • Music: Henry Mancini; additional musical material Frank Wildhorn (asterisk denotes Wildhorn)ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • She was disappointed when Henry Mancini’s “Days of Wine and Roses” beat out “Happy Days Are Here Again” as Record of the Year. But the big prize was still ahead. At the end of the evening, the nominees were announced for Album of the Year. Barbra was up against the Singing Nun, Mancini, Al Hirt, and the Swingle Singers, who used their voi…ebooks/Mann, William J_/Hello, Gorgeous_ Becoming Barbra Streisand - William J. Mann.txt
  • In 1974, the theater housed nine special productions that could be better described as special appearances. Sammy Davis Jr., Anthony Newley & Henry Mancini, and the Fifth Dimension all played the Uris.ebooks/Tepper, Jennifer/Untold Stories of Broadway, Volume 2 PART 1, The - Jennifer Tepper.txt
  • Sammy, Anthony Newley/Henry Mancini, The Fifth Dimension with Jo Jo's Dance Factoryebooks/Tepper, Jennifer/Untold Stories of Broadway, Volume 2 PART 1, The - Jennifer Tepper.txt
  • FESTIVAL AT FORD'S with Bob Hope, Carol Channing, Henry Mancini, Raymond Burr, Jonathan Winters, Charley Pride, Pat Boone Family, Melba Moore BOB AND RAY THE TWO AND ONLY with Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding ECHOES OF THE LEFT BANK with Jamie Thomas, Suzanne Oberjat, Harrison Somers, Ed Evanko, Danielle Odderratheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1971-72 Season, v. 28 (Willis).txt
  • VICTOR/VICTORIA Music, Henry Mancini, Frank Wildhorn; Lyrics, Leslie Bricusse; Book/Direction, Blake Edwards; Choreography, Rob Marshall; Orchestrations, Billy Byers; Musical Director/Vocal Arrangements, Ian Fraser;theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1995-96 Season, v.52 (Willis).txt

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