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Henry Mancini is a Actor, Director, Musical, Sound and Additional Music American born on 16 april 1924 at Cleveland (USA)

Henry Mancini

Henry Mancini
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Birth name Enrico Nicola Mancini
Nationality USA
Birth 16 april 1924 at Cleveland (USA)
Death 14 june 1994 (at 70 years) at Beverly Hills (USA)
Awards Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

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. He won a record number of 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. Mancini had a long collaboration with the film director Blake Edwards and won numerous Academy Awards for the songs in Edwards films, including "Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's, "Days of Wine and Roses" and for the score to Victor Victoria.

Biography

Jeunesse et formation
Enrico Nicola Mancini naît à Cleveland de parents italiens originaires des Abruzzes. Il grandit à Aliquippa, près de Pittsburgh. Son père est ouvrier dans la sidérurgie et pratique la musique dans un orchestre de l'Ordre des fils d'Italie . Il pousse son fils à apprendre la flûte et le piano. Enrico joue dans l'orchestre de son lycée. Après ses études secondaires, il intègre l'école de musique du Carnegie Institute of Technology et étudie avec Max Adkins, qui dirige l'orchestre du Stanley Theater. Il entre ensuite à la Juilliard School de New York. Ses études sont interrompues par la Seconde Guerre mondiale. À la fin du conflit, il est recruté comme pianiste et arrangeur par l'orchestre fondé par Glenn Miller, maintenant dirigé par Tex Beneke.


Carrière
Mancini s'installe à Hollywood au début des années 1950. Il est employé durant six ans par Universal Studios et travaille sur une centaine de films. Il compose notamment pour des films de science-fiction (L'Étrange Créature du lac noir) ou des westerns (La Brigade héroïque). Sa collaboration la plus fructueuse reste sans aucun doute celle qu'il a établie avec le réalisateur Blake Edwards pour lequel il a composé la quasi-totalité des musiques de ses œuvres depuis la série télévisée Peter Gunn (1958), et ensuite de films parmi lesquels Diamants sur canapé (1961), Le Jour du vin et des roses (1962), La Panthère rose (1963), La Party (1968), Darling Lili (1970), Victor Victoria (1982).

En association avec le parolier Johnny Mercer, Mancini compose quelques célèbres chansons de films, dont Moon River pour Diamants sur canapé, Days of Wine and Roses pour Le Jour du vin et des roses et Charade pour le film homonyme. Il collabore également avec Mack David, Ray Evans et Jay Livingston. Grâce aux reprises effectuées par des chanteurs comme Frank Sinatra, et surtout Andy Williams, ses chansons sont largement popularisées et récompensées.

Il est également le compositeur des thèmes musicaux de Columbo, de L'Homme invisible (1975) et des Enquêtes de Remington Steele (1982-1987).

Henry Mancini a fait quelques rares apparitions à la télévision dans Peter Gunn (1959), The Pink Panther Show (1969) et Frasier (1994). Il apparaît également à la fin du dessin animé Pink Plunk Plink, applaudissant après que La Panthère rose a réussi à faire jouer à un orchestre symphonique son thème à la place de la Symphonie n 5 de Ludwig van Beethoven (1966).


Famille
Henry Mancini est le père de la chanteuse Monica Mancini .

Best films

10 (1979)
(Original Music Composer)
Silver Streak (1976)
(Original Music Composer)
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
(Songs)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
(Songs)
Victor/Victoria (1982)
(Songs)
The Great Race (1965)
(Original Music Composer)

Usually with

Blake Edwards
Blake Edwards
(34 films)
Bud Westmore
Bud Westmore
(51 films)
Russel Gausman
Russel Gausman
(47 films)
Tony Adams
Tony Adams
(19 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Henry Mancini (164 films)

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Actor

Son of the Pink Panther, 1h33
Directed by Blake Edwards
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Actors Roberto Benigni, Herbert Lom, Claudia Cardinale, Burt Kwouk, Shabana Azmi, Debrah Farentino
Roles Self (uncredited)
Rating39% 1.9665151.9665151.9665151.9665151.966515
Princess Yasmin of Lugash (Debrah Farentino) is abducted in French territorial waters off the coast of Nice by terrorists led by a mercenary named Hans (Robert Davi) in order to force her father to abdicate and allow her disgraced stepmother's lover, a military general with terrorist ties to an unfriendly neighboring kingdom, to claim the throne. Police Commissioner Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) is tasked with solving the case of the kidnapped princess. While investigating her disappearance in the South of France, he has a run-in with the kidnappers, and a local gendarme, named Jacques Gambrelli (Roberto Benigni). Gambrelli opens the trunk of the kidnapper's van and unknowingly spies the Princess who he believes is the driver's sister en route to the hospital.
Gunn
Gunn (1967)
, 1h31
Directed by Blake Edwards
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Craig Stevens, Laura Devon, Edward Asnere, Albert Paulsen, George Murdock, Helen Traubel
Roles Joueur de piano (non crédité)
Rating59% 2.9965752.9965752.9965752.9965752.996575
A gangster named Scarlotti once saved private detective Peter Gunn's life, but now Scarlotti's been killed and Fusco intends to take over the town's crime syndicate.

Director

To Hell and Back, 1h46
Directed by Maury Gertsman, Aaron Rosenberg, Henry Mancini, William "Bill" Lava, Jesse Hibbs
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Audie Murphy, Marshall Thompson, Charles Drake, Jack Kelly, Gregg Palmer, Paul Picerni
Rating70% 3.545943.545943.545943.545943.54594
Young Murphy (Gordon Gebert) grows up in a large, poor sharecropper family in Texas. His father deserts them around 1939–40, leaving his mother (Mary Field) barely able to feed her nine children. As the eldest son, Murphy works from an early age to help support his siblings, and when his mother dies in 1941 he becomes head of the family. His brothers and sisters are sent to an elder sister, Corrine, to whom Murphy sends his GI pay allotment.

Scriptwriter

Victor/Victoria, 2h26
Directed by Blake Edwards, Matthew Diamond
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Julie Andrews, Michael Nouri, Tony Roberts, Gregory Jbara, Rachel York, Richard B. Shull
Roles Musical
Rating76% 3.8353953.8353953.8353953.8353953.835395
Dans les années 1930 à Paris, Victoria Grant, une chanteuse classique, ne trouve plus aucun contrat pour subsister. Alors qu'elle touche le fond, elle rencontre un homosexuel quinquagénaire, Carroll Todd dit « Toddy », qui imagine de la faire passer pour un homme spécialisé dans les spectacles de travesti. Sous le nom de Victor Grezhinski, elle connaît dès lors un immense succès dans les cabarets parisiens, au point d'attirer l'attention de King Marchand, un producteur de spectacles américain en lien avec la pègre de Chicago, grand amateur de femmes et qui est extrêmement troublé de se sentir attiré par celle qu'il croit être un homme.

Sound

Victor/Victoria, 2h26
Directed by Blake Edwards, Matthew Diamond
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Julie Andrews, Michael Nouri, Tony Roberts, Gregory Jbara, Rachel York, Richard B. Shull
Roles Songs
Rating76% 3.8353953.8353953.8353953.8353953.835395
Dans les années 1930 à Paris, Victoria Grant, une chanteuse classique, ne trouve plus aucun contrat pour subsister. Alors qu'elle touche le fond, elle rencontre un homosexuel quinquagénaire, Carroll Todd dit « Toddy », qui imagine de la faire passer pour un homme spécialisé dans les spectacles de travesti. Sous le nom de Victor Grezhinski, elle connaît dès lors un immense succès dans les cabarets parisiens, au point d'attirer l'attention de King Marchand, un producteur de spectacles américain en lien avec la pègre de Chicago, grand amateur de femmes et qui est extrêmement troublé de se sentir attiré par celle qu'il croit être un homme.
Son of the Pink Panther, 1h33
Directed by Blake Edwards
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Actors Roberto Benigni, Herbert Lom, Claudia Cardinale, Burt Kwouk, Shabana Azmi, Debrah Farentino
Roles Music
Rating39% 1.9665151.9665151.9665151.9665151.966515
Princess Yasmin of Lugash (Debrah Farentino) is abducted in French territorial waters off the coast of Nice by terrorists led by a mercenary named Hans (Robert Davi) in order to force her father to abdicate and allow her disgraced stepmother's lover, a military general with terrorist ties to an unfriendly neighboring kingdom, to claim the throne. Police Commissioner Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) is tasked with solving the case of the kidnapped princess. While investigating her disappearance in the South of France, he has a run-in with the kidnappers, and a local gendarme, named Jacques Gambrelli (Roberto Benigni). Gambrelli opens the trunk of the kidnapper's van and unknowingly spies the Princess who he believes is the driver's sister en route to the hospital.
Tom and Jerry: The Movie, 1h16
Directed by Phil Roman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about cats, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un rongeur, Musical films, Mise en scène d'une souris, Buddy films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Richard Kind, Dana Hill, Anndi McAfee, Charlotte Rae, Tony Jay, Ed Gilbert
Roles Songs
Rating54% 2.7202352.7202352.7202352.7202352.720235
Tom and Jerry together with their owners are about to move to a new home. The moving van is at their old house waiting, and Tom doses in the back of the car. However when he notices Jerry he puts him on a stick, and Jerry, noticing no escape and knowing that he will fly, he grabs hold of Tom's whiskers so they fly together into the garden. Jerry quickly dashes into his mousehole and locks the door, Tom nailing wooden planks on the door. When Tom tries to get in the moving car, he ends up with a bulldog and ties up his ears so he cannot see. Tom runs into the house for safety and stays there for the night.
Switch
Switch (1991)
, 1h43
Directed by Blake Edwards
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Crime
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Demons in film
Actors Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits, Bruce Payne, JoBeth Williams, Lorraine Bracco, Tony Roberts
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating58% 2.902162.902162.902162.902162.90216
A promiscuous and rather misogynistic man, Steve (Perry King) is murdered by one of his three ex-lovers, and after death, the powers that be cannot decide whether to send him to heaven or to hell—his life is full of good deeds, but he's "been a shit" to women, and that behavior is keeping him from going to heaven. The powers that be decide to give him a test; he is reincarnated and given a limited amount of time to have at least one woman be in love with him. To make the test more difficult, he is reincarnated as a beautiful woman (Ellen Barkin) named Amanda. After the change, Amanda/Steve encounters other people, including Steve's friend Walter, who Amanda convinces of the truth of her identity, and lesbian perfume magnate Sheila. Both become attracted to Amanda, but Amanda rebuffs Sheila's advances, even knowing that she is giving up an opportunity for a woman to love her, because Steve is homophobic and could not abide having gay sex, even though he had sex exclusively with women, as Steve, in the past. Later, Amanda and Walter get drunk together and end up having sex. In the morning, Amanda claims no memory of the sex and accuses Walter of raping her. Walter acts surprised and insists that Amanda was an enthusiastic participant. Amanda rejects Walter, but she learns shortly thereafter that she has become pregnant from the encounter. At the childbirth, the baby girl gazes upon her mother with love, and then Amanda dies, having earned her place in heaven.
Never Forget, 1h34
Directed by Joseph Sargent
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Actors Leonard Nimoy, Dabney Coleman, Blythe Danner, Paul Hampton, Jason Presson, Benji Gregory
Roles Music
Rating66% 3.3371653.3371653.3371653.3371653.337165
Mr. Mermelstein (Leonard Nimoy) and Mrs. Mermelstein (Blythe Danner) a true-life California couple, thrown into the spotlight of judicial history in the 1980s. He is a Hungarian-born Jew, sole survivor of his family's extermination at Auschwitz, and she is a Southern Baptist from Tennessee. Their four children are good kids, typical Americans, with just enough orneriness to irritate each other, but enough love and class to pull together when it counts. When challenged by a hate group to prove that Jews were actually gassed at Auschwitz, Mel Mermelstein rises to the occasion with the support of his wife and children, in spite of the dangers to himself, his business, and his family. William John Cox (Dabney Coleman) provides legal help (pro bono) as a lawyer, originally a Roman Catholic from Texas.
Fear
Fear (1990)
, 1h30
Directed by Rockne S. O'Bannon
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Ally Sheedy, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Michael O'Keefe, Lauren Hutton, Dina Merrill, Keone Young
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating60% 3.000473.000473.000473.000473.00047
Cayce Bridges (Ally Sheedy) is a psychic gifted in a form of remote viewing and empathy/telepathy that allows her to mentally link with murderers enabling police to catch them. That is until she encounters the mysterious and elusive Shadow Man (Pruitt Taylor Vince), who is not only similarly blessed, but is more powerful than she is.
Ghost Dad
Ghost Dad (1990)
, 1h23
Directed by Sidney Poitier
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Ghost films
Actors Bill Cosby, Denise Nicholas, Ian Bannen, Kimberly Russell, Christine Ebersole, Barry Corbin
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating44% 2.209132.209132.209132.209132.20913
Elliot Hopper (Bill Cosby) is a workaholic widower who is about to land the deal of a lifetime at work, which he hopes will win him a promotion and a company car. After he forgets his daughter Diane's birthday, he attempts to make it up to her by promising her she can have his car when he secures the deal at work on the coming Thursday. After being persuaded to give the car to his daughter early, Elliot must hail a taxi from work, which is driven by Satanist Curtis Burch (Raynor Scheine), who drives erratically and speeds out of control. Attempting to get the taxi stopped, Elliot announces that he is Satan and commands him to stop the taxi. Shocked to see his "Evil Master", Burch drives off a bridge and into the river.
Ghost Dad
Ghost Dad (1990)
, 1h25
Directed by Sidney Poitier
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Ghost films
Actors Bill Cosby, Ian Bannen, Kimberly Russell, Denise Nicholas, Christine Ebersole, Barry Corbin
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating44% 2.209132.209132.209132.209132.20913
Obsédé par sa carrière professionnelle, Elliot Hopper est très peu présent à la maison pour s'occuper de ses trois enfants au point même qu'Amanda, sa petite dernière, ne connaît sa voix que par le répondeur téléphonique. Chaque fois qu'ils expriment des désirs ou des besoins, Elliot remet au lendemain. Tout bascule lorsqu'Elliot meurt dans accident de taxi conduit par un chauffeur imprudent. Pensant s'en être sorti indemne, Elliot finit par se rendre compte qu'il est devenu un fantôme. Le ciel lui a accordé un délai de trois jours pour régler ses affaires et s'occuper de sa famille. Il revient donc auprès de Diane, Danny et Amanda. Ils sont les seuls à percevoir leur défunt père.
Physical Evidence, 1h39
Directed by Michael Crichton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime, Romance
Actors Burt Reynolds, Theresa Russell, Ned Beatty, Kay Lenz, Ted McGinley, Ray Baker
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating51% 2.55512.55512.55512.55512.5551
Joe Paris awakens one morning with a splitting headache and blood on his shirt. He was drinking and cannot recall the events of the night before. A murder has been committed and Paris' fingerprints are found. He has a history of violence and is placed under arrest. A public defender, Jenny Hudson is assigned to defend him. They develop a physical attraction as they set about trying to determine who really committed the crime.
Skin Deep
Skin Deep (1989)
, 1h41
Directed by Blake Edwards
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about writers, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors John Ritter, Alyson Reed, Vincent Gardenia, Joel Brooks, Julianne Phillips, Chelsea Field
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating60% 3.0499553.0499553.0499553.0499553.049955
Zachary "Zach" Hutton is a successful author who has a weakness for alcohol and beautiful women. Zach's mistress walks in on him in the process of cheating on her with her attractive hairdresser, followed by his estranged wife Alex discovering his mistress about to shoot him with his revolver. Following the breakup of those relationships, Zach engages in a long period of binge-drinking and solace-seeking with a string of women. He avoids work, continues to strain relations with his ex-wife and drunkenly attends a formal party dressed in a genie's costume.