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Henry Mancini

American film composer (1924-1994) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 70

Henry Mancini was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flutist, best known as a composer of film and television scores.

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1995Grammy Lifetime Achievement AwardAward1994Died14 June 19941983Academy Award for Best Original Song ScoreAward1982Star on Hollywood Walk of FameAward1964Grammy Award for Song of the YearAward1963Academy Award for Best Original SongAward1962Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy ScoreAwardAcademy Award for Best Original SongAwardGrammy Award for Song of the YearAward1959Grammy Award for Album of the YearAward1924Born16 April 1924

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Awards

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award1995
Academy Award for Best Original Song Score1983
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame1982
Grammy Award for Song of the Year1964
Academy Award for Best Original Song1963
Grammy Award for Song of the Year1962
Academy Award for Best Original Song1962
Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score1962
Grammy Award for Album of the Year1959

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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.

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 1994 · aged 70

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