Mr. Lucky
1959
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Highlights
  • Written for the television series Mr. Lucky (1959-1960). Created by Blake Edwards, starring John Vivyan, Ross Martin, and Tom Brown.
  • Mr. Lucky was an honest professional gambler who had won a plush floating casino, the ship Fortuna, and used it as his base of operations. Staying beyond the 12-mile limit, where he could operate a gambling ship legally, Mr. Lucky played host to a wide variety of people, all of whom came to make use of his luxurious facility. Helping him run the casino, is his good friend Andamo.

WRITTEN BY RAY EVANS & JAY LIVINGSTON, MUSIC BY HENRY MANCINI
COPYRIGHT 1959


Recording History
The Anita Kerr Quartet, We Dig Mancini, RCA Victor, LSP-3428, Chet Atkins
Henry Mancini his Orchestra and Chorus, Music from "Mr. Lucky", RCA Victor, LSP-2198, 1959
Sarah Vaughan, Sings the Mancini Songbook, Mercury Records, SR 61009, Quincy Jones, 1965
Marlene VerPlanck, A Breath of Fresh Air, Mounted Records, M-108, 1968