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Henry Mancini

The son of Italian immigrants, Enrico Nicola Mancini was born in Cleveland, Ohio, but grew up near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, taking piano lessons from the age of twelve. His first performances were with his father in the immigrant band Sons of Italy and he went on to study at the famous Juilliard School of Music in New York. After serving in the US Army and playing in their band, he joined the re-formed Glenn Miller Orchestra as pianist and arranger before joining the music department at Universal Pictures in 1952. Over the next few years he contributed music to over 100 mov...