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Henry Mancini

Profession
Sound
Born
April 16, 1924 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died
June 14, 1994

Biography

Enrico Nicola "Henry" Mancini (April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor and arranger, who is best remembered for his 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 jazz-idiom theme to The Pink Panther film series ("The Pink Panther Theme") and the theme to the Peter Gunn television series. The Peter Gunn theme won the first Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Mancini also had a long collaboration on film scores with the film director Blake Edwards.

Known for

Breakfast at Tiffany's poster
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Film · 1961 · ★ 7.6
The Great Mouse Detective poster
The Great Mouse Detective
Film · 1986 · ★ 7.0
Touch of Evil poster
Touch of Evil
Film · 1958 · ★ 7.7
Charade poster
Charade
Film · 1963 · ★ 7.7
The Pink Panther poster
The Pink Panther
Film · 1963 · ★ 6.9
Frenzy poster
Frenzy
Film · 1972 · ★ 7.1
Frasier poster
Frasier
Series · 1993 · ★ 7.7
The Party poster
The Party
Film · 1968 · ★ 7.3
Creature from the Black Lagoon poster
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Film · 1954 · ★ 6.8
Lifeforce poster
Lifeforce
Film · 1985 · ★ 6.2
The Return of the Pink Panther poster
The Return of the Pink Panther
Film · 1975 · ★ 6.8
A Shot in the Dark poster
A Shot in the Dark
Film · 1964 · ★ 7.2

Filmography