Mancini, Henry
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Mancini was born on Apr. 16, 1924, in Cleveland, OH; attended Carnegie Tech Music School and Juillard Graduate School; began career after military service in WWII as a pianist with dance bands; studied privately in Los Angeles with Krenek, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and Sendrey; staff composer for Universal Pictures, 1952-58; demonstrated his skills as a music arranger and songwriter with The Glenn Miller story (1954), which earned him the first of many Academy Award nominations; subsequently composed memorable scores and songs for numerous films and the TV series Peter Gunn (1959) and Mr. Lucky (1960); he won Academy Awards for the score of Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and the song Moon River, the title song of Days of wine and roses (1962), and the score of Victor/Victoria (1982); won more than 20 Grammy Awards; enjoyed a successful career as guest pianist and conductor of pops orchestras; wrote a practical guide to orchestration titled, Sounds and scores (1962); died in June 1994.
From the description of Motion picture music collection, 1955-1969 [electronic resource]. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 39885656
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Mancini was born on Apr. 16, 1924, in Cleveland, OH; attended Carnegie Tech Music School and Juillard Graduate School; began career after military service in WWII as a pianist with dance bands; studied privately in Los Angeles with Krenek, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and Sendrey; staff composer for Universal Pictures, 1952-58; demonstrated his skills as a music arranger and songwriter with The Glenn Miller Story (1954), which earned him the first of many Academy Award nominations; subsequently composed memorable scores and songs for numerous films and the TV series Peter Gunn (1959) and Mr. Lucky (1960); he won Academy Awards for the score of Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and the song Moon River, the title song of Days of Wine and Roses (1962), and the score of Victor/Victoria (1982); won more than 20 Grammy Awards; enjoyed a successful career as guest pianist and conductor of pops orchestras; wrote a practical guide to orchestration titled, Sounds and Scores (1962); died in June 1994.
From the guide to the The Henry Mancini Collection, 1955-1969, (University of California, Los Angeles. Performing Arts Special Collections)
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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referencedIn | Ambassador Auditorium Collection, 1974-1995 | Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries | |
referencedIn | Department of Music of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1937-1983 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives and Records Service | |
referencedIn | Duke Ellington recordings collection | Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library, Harvard College Library | |
referencedIn | General Music Corporation Collection, 1950-1970 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections. | |
creatorOf | General Music Corporation. Collection of television music, 1950-1970. | University of California, Los Angeles | |
creatorOf | Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986. The Benny Goodman papers, 1933-1982 (inclusive). | Yale University, Music Library | |
creatorOf | Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986. The Benny Goodman papers, 1933-1982 (inclusive). | Yale University, Music Library | |
referencedIn | Joe Reisman scores, 1945-1986 | The New York Public Library. Music Division. | |
referencedIn | Johnny Green additional papers, 1923-1989. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
referencedIn | Johnny Green papers, 1920-1991. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University |
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associatedWith | Dodge, Joseph Jeffers |
associatedWith | General Music Corporation |
associatedWith | General Music Corporation. |
associatedWith | Goodman, Benny, 1909- |
associatedWith | Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986. |
associatedWith | Green, Johnny, 1908-1989 |
correspondedWith | Green, Johnny, 1908-1989 |
associatedWith | Kasura, Walter J. |
associatedWith | NCSA Jazz Ensemble. |
associatedWith | NCSA Jazz Ensemble. |
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Birth 1924-04-16
Death 1994-06-14
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