George Melachrino(1909-1965)
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George Melachrino was born on 1 May 1909 in London, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948), The Gamma People (1956) and Woman to Woman (1947). He died on 18 June 1965 in London, England, UK.
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- TriviaBorn in England of Italian and Greek ancestry, George Melachrino was, along with Mantovani, Percy Faith, Andre Kostelanetz, Herman Clebanoff, and others, one of the most popular arranger/conductors of the so-called "Golden Age of Mood Music." Among his most popular albums, released in America on RCA Victor, were "Music for Relaxation" (his biggest seller), "Music for Dining," "Rendezvous in Rome," "Christmas in High Fidelity," "Under Western Skies," "Music for Reading", "Music from Oliver!" and "Our Man in London."
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