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English. Box office. $10.9 million (US/Canada)[ 1 ] The Pink Panther is a 1963 American comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and distributed by United Artists. It was written by Maurice Richlin and Blake Edwards. It is the first installment in The Pink Panther franchise.
Plas Johnson. Plas John Johnson Jr. (/ plæz /) (born July 21, 1931) [1] is an American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist, probably most widely known as the tenor saxophone soloist on Henry Mancini ’s "The Pink Panther Theme". He also performs on alto and baritone sax as well as various flutes and clarinets.
Henry Mancini. Lyricist (s) Franco Migliacci (Italian); Johnny Mercer (English. " Meglio stasera " (known in English as " It Had Better Be Tonight ") is a 1963 song in samba rhythm with music by Henry Mancini, Italian lyrics by Franco Migliacci and English lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was composed for the 1963 film The Pink Panther, in which it ...
Peter Sellers CBE (born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English actor and comedian. He first came to prominence performing in the BBC Radio comedy series The Goon Show. Sellers featured on a number of hit comic songs, and became known to a worldwide audience through his many film roles, among them Chief ...
The Pink Panther is a 2006 American comedy-mystery film and a reboot of The Pink Panther franchise, marking the tenth installment in the series. It is also the first Pink Panther film to be released since Son of the Pink Panther in 1993. In this film, Inspector Jacques Clouseau is assigned to solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and the ...
"The Pink Panther Theme" is a jazz composition by Henry Mancini written as the theme for the 1963 film The Pink Panther and subsequently nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 37th Academy Awards but lost to the Sherman Brothers for Mary Poppins.
Thomas George Lanphier Jr. (brother) James Lanphier (August 31, 1920 — February 11, 1969) was an American actor who did a variety of work for Blake Edwards. He portrayed Saloud in the 1963 film The Pink Panther, and also appeared in films such as Darling Lili (1970) and the television series Peter Gunn (1958–61). [1][2]
The title song, "The Pink Panther Theme" was released as a single. It reached the Top 10 on the U.S. Billboard adult contemporary chart. The distinctive tenor saxophone of Plas Johnson is heard on the main title theme music.