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Torrie Zito(1933-2009)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
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Torrie Zito was born on 12 October 1933 in Utica, New York, USA. She was a composer, known for Frankie & Johnny (1991), Night of 100 Stars (1982) and Leçons de séduction (1996). She was married to Helen Merrill. She died on 3 December 2009 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornOctober 12, 1933
DiedDecember 3, 2009(76)
BornOctober 12, 1933
DiedDecember 3, 2009(76)
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  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

Known for

Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer in Frankie & Johnny (1991)
Frankie & Johnny
6.8
  • Music Department
  • 1991
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
Night of 100 Stars
7.1
TV Special
  • Music Department
  • 1982
Jeff Bridges and Barbra Streisand in Leçons de séduction (1996)
Leçons de séduction
6.6
  • Music Department
  • 1996
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
8.6
TV Special
  • Music Department
  • 1988

Credits

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Music Department



  • Cynthia Erivo in The 78th Annual Tony Awards (2025)
    The 78th Annual Tony Awards
    6.3
    TV Special
    • orchestrator
    • 2025
  • Magic Explained
    Short
    • music
    • 2019
  • Liza's at the Palace... (2009)
    Liza's at the Palace...
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • musical arrangements
    • 2009
  • The 63rd Annual Tony Awards (2009)
    The 63rd Annual Tony Awards
    7.9
    TV Special
    • orchestrator
    • 2009
  • The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1998)
    The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
    6.7
    TV Special
    • orchestrator
    • 2007
  • Miss USA Pageant
    7.2
    TV Special
    • composer: additional music
    • 2000
  • The 51st Annual Tony Awards (1997)
    The 51st Annual Tony Awards
    7.1
    TV Special
    • orchestrator
    • 1997
  • The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1998)
    The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
    5.7
    TV Special
    • orchestrator
    • 1996
  • Jeff Bridges and Barbra Streisand in Leçons de séduction (1996)
    Leçons de séduction
    6.6
    • orchestrator
    • 1996
  • The 50th Annual Tony Awards (1996)
    The 50th Annual Tony Awards
    7.5
    TV Special
    • orchestrator
    • 1996
  • Vanessa Williams, Jason Alexander, and Marc Kudisch in Bye Bye Birdie (1995)
    Bye Bye Birdie
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • orchestrations
    • 1995
  • The 49th Annual Tony Awards (1995)
    The 49th Annual Tony Awards
    7.2
    TV Special
    • orchestrator
    • 1995
  • Rod Taylor in Open Season (1995)
    Open Season
    5.3
    • orchestrator
    • 1995
  • 50 Years of Soaps: An All-Star Celebration
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • composer: additional music
    • 1994
  • Seasons of the Heart (1994)
    Seasons of the Heart
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • orchestrator
    • 1994

Composer



  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in Le Virginien (1962)
    Le Virginien
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Composer (music score)
    • 1969

Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 12, 1933
    • Utica, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 3, 2009
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(emphysema)
  • Spouse
    • Helen Merrill? - December 3, 2009 (his death)
  • Other works
    Liza's at the Palace.... (2008). Solo concert/special.
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    • 1 Article

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    Freelance composer and arranger for recordings, musical commercials and television industrial films. As a teenager, he began working as a pianist in clubs. He later worked with Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Liza Minnelli, and Clay Aiken, and he provided the string orchestrations for a number of records, including the John Lennon album "Imagine". He also did arranging for Doc Severinsen and the NBC Orchestra on "The Tonight Show".

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