Composer. Mancini served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, then transferred to the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. He worked with big bands and later came to Hollywood where he began working on film scores, including Abbott and Costello comedies and horror films. He wrote the film songs, "Moon River" (1962), "Days Of Wine And Roses" (1962), "Baby Elephant Walk" (1962), "Theme from the Pink Panther" (1964), and "Moment To Moment" (1965); the film scores, "Touch of Evil" (1958), "Victor-Victoria" (1982), and "That's Life" (1986); the television music, "Peter Gunn" (1958), "Mr. Lucky" (1959), "Richard Boone Show Theme" (1963), "Newhart" (1982), and "The Thorn Birds" (1983). In his career, he won 20 Grammy Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, and received 18 Academy Award nominations, taking home the Oscar 4 times for the songs "Moon River" and "Days of Wine and Roses, and the scores of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "Victor/Victoria."

Composer. Mancini served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, then transferred to the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. He worked with big bands and later came to Hollywood where he began working on film scores, including Abbott and Costello comedies and horror films. He wrote the film songs, "Moon River" (1962), "Days Of Wine And Roses" (1962), "Baby Elephant Walk" (1962), "Theme from the Pink Panther" (1964), and "Moment To Moment" (1965); the film scores, "Touch of Evil" (1958), "Victor-Victoria" (1982), and "That's Life" (1986); the television music, "Peter Gunn" (1958), "Mr. Lucky" (1959), "Richard Boone Show Theme" (1963), "Newhart" (1982), and "The Thorn Birds" (1983). In his career, he won 20 Grammy Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, and received 18 Academy Award nominations, taking home the Oscar 4 times for the songs "Moon River" and "Days of Wine and Roses, and the scores of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "Victor/Victoria."