Johnny Mandel, the famed composer and arranger behind the Oscar-winning song "The Shadow of Your Smile" and "Suicide Is Painless," the theme from the M*A*S*H movie and television series, has died. He was 94.
Mandel died Monday at his home in Ojai, his daughter, Marissa, told The New York Times.
Mandel, who played the trumpet and the trombone, took his first crack at a motion-picture score when he wrote the jazzy music for the Susan Hayward drama I Want to Live! (1958), directed by Robert Wise.
He also was the composer on other noteworthy films like The Americanization of Emily (1964), Harper (1966),...
Mandel died Monday at his home in Ojai, his daughter, Marissa, told The New York Times.
Mandel, who played the trumpet and the trombone, took his first crack at a motion-picture score when he wrote the jazzy music for the Susan Hayward drama I Want to Live! (1958), directed by Robert Wise.
He also was the composer on other noteworthy films like The Americanization of Emily (1964), Harper (1966),...
- 6/30/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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