Ginny Mancini, Philanthropist, Big-Band Singer and Widow of Henry Mancini, Dies at 97
Reading now: 847
variety.comJon Burlingame Ginny Mancini, former big-band singer, widow of composer Henry Mancini and one of Hollywood’s leading philanthropists, died Monday night at her Malibu home.
She was 97.She founded of the Society of Singers, which supports professional singers; served as president of the Henry Mancini Institute, now based at Miami’s Frost School of Music, which encourages young musicians; and was an honorary life director at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, among many music-related organizations and charities.As Ginny O’Connor, she was one of the Mel-Tones, who sang with Mel Tormé’s band from 1943 to 1946. “We were very innovative,” she recalled for Michael Feinstein’s NPR show in 2015. “Mel treated the vocal group like a section in the band..
Read more on variety.com
The website starsalert.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.