Henry Mancini

Born: 04/16/1924 Cleveland, OH

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Biography: American composer Henry Mancini was introduced to music by his Italian immigrant father, who tutored young Mancini on piano and flute. After World War II service, Mancini attended Carnegie Tech and Juilliard, played piano with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and ultimately became a staff composer at Universal, writing snatches of music for everything from the studio's newsreels to the Abbott and Costello comedies. In 1954, he was given the opportunity to arrange the music for a film that might well have qualified as a labor of love: The Glenn Miller Story. The Academy Award nomination he received for this effort elevated Mancini's industry status, as did his long association with producer/director Blake Edwards. When Mancini wrote the jazzy theme music for Edwards' TV series Peter Gunn and Mr. Lucky, Mancini was so proud and protective of his work that he had a clause in his contract prohibiting the networks from running spoken "plugs" for upcoming programs over the closing-credit music. Mancini went on to win Oscars for his contributions to the Blake Edwards-directed films Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), for which he wrote "Moon River"; Days of Wine and Roses (1962); and Victor/Victoria (1982). He also composed the theme to the popular television series Newhart (1982-90). The composer managed to put 20 Grammies on his shelf before his death in 1994. Though arguably the best-known film composer of his time, Henry Mancini was still modest enough in 1989 to title his autobiography -Did They Mention the Music? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

DVDs that Henry Mancini appeared in...

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11/07/2000 - The Best of the Andy Williams Show

DVDs that Henry Mancini worked on "behind the scenes"...

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11/17/2009 - Downhill Racer [Criterion Collection] - Composer (Music Score)
09/13/2009 - Creature from the Black Lagoon [$5 Halloween Candy Cash Offer] - Composer (Music Score)
05/24/2009 - Return of the Pink Panther [Collector's Edition] - Songwriter
02/03/2009 - Mommie Dearest [I Love the 80's Edition] [Bonus CD] - Composer (Music Score)
01/27/2009 - Revenge of the Pink Panther [Widescreen] - Composer (Music Score)
01/27/2009 - The Pink Panther Strikes Again [Widescreen] - Composer (Music Score)
01/27/2009 - The Pink Panther [Widescreen] [Blu-ray] - Songwriter
01/27/2009 - Son of the Pink Panther [Widescreen] - Composer (Music Score)
01/27/2009 - Trail of the Pink Panther [Widescreen] - Composer (Music Score)
01/27/2009 - The Pink Panther [Widescreen] [Collector's Edition] - Composer (Music Score)