Henry J Mancini, 93109 W Cobblefield Ct, Newark, DE 19713

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, but brought up in Pennsylvania, where he played the flute in a local band as a youth before sending some arrangements to Benny Goodman (I). Goodman offered him a job and, after serving in WWII, he joined the rearranged Miller band. In 1952, he was given a two-week assignment...

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'Virginia O'Connor' (13 September 1947 - 14 June 1994) (his death); 3 children

Unused score: Frenzy (1972)
(book) "Sounds and Scores: A Practical Guide to ProfessionalOrchestration". Reissue of 1964 edition. New York: Warner BrothersPublications, 1999.ISBN 0898986672
Print ad with Ella Fitzgerald for Jim Beam Kentucky Bourbon (1973).
CD: "The Best of Henry Mancini" (RCA)
CD: "Platinum & Gold Collection" (RCA)

Henry Mancini and Gene Lees. _Did They Mention the Music?._ New York: Contemporary Books, 1989. ISBN 0809244969

[on Julie Andrews (I)] I admire Julie tremendously. She's neverhit a bad note in her life.
[In a speech during a tribute to Jerry Goldsmith, notingGoldsmith's versatility, musical genius, and ability to completelychange his style for each score he wrote] Frankly, he scares the hellout of the rest of us.

"Playback" (USA), June 2004, Vol. 11, Iss. 3, pg. 20-21, by: Jim Steinblatt, "Henry Mancini's Enduring Legacy: On the Occasion of What Would Have Been the Legendary Film Composer's 80th Birthday, a New U.S. Postage Stamp, New Album Releases and a Renewed Appreciation of His Talent Honor One of America's Greatest Treasures"
"Linn's Stamp News" (USA), 11 April 2004, Vol. 77, Iss. 3937, pg. 1+34-35, by: Rick Miller, "Composer Henry Mancini, honored with new stamp"
"The New York Times" (USA), 15 June 1994, by: Richard Severo, "Henry Mancini Dies at 70; Composer for Films and TV"

The Last Mogul (2005) (TV) Biography
You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca' (1992) (V) Documentary
Der Klang der Bilder (1995) (TV) Documentary
Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith (1995) (V) Biography
Son of the Pink Panther (1993) Comedy
The 67th Annual Academy Awards (1995) (TV) Family
"Frasier" (1993) {Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast (#1.13)}
Audrey Hepburn Remembered (1993) (TV) Biography
"Film '72" (1972) {(1993-05-18)}
Glenn Miller: America's Musical Hero (1992) (TV) Documentary