Biography
John Alfred Mandel was an American composer, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz. The musicians he worked with include Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Diane Schuur and Shirley Horn. He won five Grammy Awards, from 17 total nominations; his first nomination was for his debut film score for the multi-nominated 1958 film I Want to Live!. In 2011, he was named a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 1966
- Grammy Award — Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media · 1966
- Grammy Award — Song of the Year · 1966
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 1967 · nominated
Filmography31 titles
M*A*S*H
Being There
Amazing Stories
The Verdict
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Foxfire
Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer
The Last Detail
Point Blank
M*A*S*H
I Want to Live!
Deathtrap
Pretty Poison
Harper
The Americanization of Emily
Caddyshack
That Cold Day in the Park
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
Escape to Witch Mountain
The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
The Sandpiper
Agatha
Freaky Friday
The Trackers
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Heaven with a Gun
Lookin' to Get Out
Brenda Starr
Some Kind of a Nut
Molly and Lawless John
Drums of Africa