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- Birth nameGary Ronald McFarland
- Gary McFarland was born on October 23, 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a composer, known for The Pink Panther (2006), The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and Pieces of a Woman (2020). He died on November 2, 1971 in New York City, New York, USA.
- He wrote some beautiful orchestral settings for great soloists, yet wasn't immune to commercial forces.".
- As well as his own albums and arrangements for other musicians he composed the scores to the films Eye of the Devil (1966) and Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name? (1971).
- McFarland was an ingenious composer whose variety of musical moods revealed shades of complex emotional subtlety and clever childlike simplicity.
- He was an American composer, arranger, vibraphonist and vocalist.
- He attained a small following after working with jazz luminaries Bill Evans, Gerry Mulligan, Johnny Hodges, John Lewis, Stan Getz, Bob Brookmeyer, and Anita O'Day.
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