Henry Mancini

Sound

Born: 1924-04-16

Died: 1994-06-14

From: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Gender: Male

Popularity: 0.5

Also Known As

Enrico Nicola Mancini

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.

Awards & Nominations9 won · 18 nominated

🏆 Won

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

1995

Nominated

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song

Life in a Looking Glass

1987

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Song

Life in a Looking Glass

1987

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Original Song Score

Victor/Victoria

1983

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Song Score

Victor/Victoria

1983

Nominated

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song

Where Do You Catch The Bus For Tomorrow?

1981

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Score

1980

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Song

It's Easy To Say

1980

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Song

1977

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Song

All His Children

1972

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Song

1971

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Score

Sunflower

1971

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Song Score

Darling Lili

1971

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Song

The Sweetheart Tree

1966

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Song

Dear Heart

1965

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Score

The Pink Panther

1965

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Song of the Year

Days of Wine and Roses

1964

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Song

Charade

1964

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Original Song

Days of Wine and Roses

1963

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Original Song

Moon River

1962

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Song of the Year

Moon River

1962

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

Breakfast at Tiffany's

1962

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Song

1962

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

Breakfast at Tiffany's

1962

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Album of the Year

The Music from Peter Gunn

1959

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score

The Glenn Miller Story

1955

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting19 titles

8.1

Series

Henry Mancini

Also Known As

Biography

Awards & Nominations9 won · 18 nominated

Acting19 titles

The Midnight Special

Seriously... Phil Collins

The Julie Andrews Hour

Frasier

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Pink, Plunk, Plink

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Music of Lennon & McCartney

The Oscars

You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

The Merv Griffin Show

Gunn

Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

Wogan

Son of the Pink Panther

I Love Quincy

Henry Mancini: More Than Music

Royal Variety Performance 1984

Writing2 titles

Victor/Victoria

Gilberto Gil @ Philharmonie De Paris

Sound294 titles

Back at the Front

Walking My Baby Back Home

Flood Tide

Justin Case

So This Is Paris

Island

Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat

The Pink Panther in 'Pink at First Sight'

W.C. Fields and Me

Damn Citizen

The Three Tenors - Birth of a Legend

Napoleon Blown-Aparte

The All New Pink Panther Show

Touch of Evil

Charade

In the Pink of the Night

The Pink Blueprint

Pink-A-Boo

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Pink Pajamas

Dial 'P' for Pink

Pink-A-Rella

Sunflower

Days of Wine and Roses

Pink, Plunk, Plink

Little Beaux Pink

Pink in the Clink

Imitation of Life

The Best Place to Be

Slink Pink

That's Entertainment!

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

Bully for Pink

Pink Pistons

Smile Pretty, Say Pink

Pink Posies

Think Before You Pink

What's Happening!!

The Party

Wait Until Dark

Victor/Victoria

The Pink Phink

The Pink Tail Fly

Pink Plasma

The Inspector

A Shot in the Dark

Sink Pink

Vitamin Pink

Genie with the Light Pink Fur

The Pink Pill

Pet Pink Pebbles

Pink 8 Ball