Johnny Mandel Dies: ‘MASH’ Theme Composer & Oscar Winner Was 94

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Suicide Is Painless, the theme tune from both Robert Altman’s 1970 film M*A*S*H and the subsequent TV series, his Oscar and Grammy-winning song The Shadow of Your Smile (from the film The Sandpiper), and his Grammy-awarded arranging work on Natalie Cole’s blockbuster album Unforgettable (1991).

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Johnny Mandel, the famed composer and arranger behind the Oscar-winning song "The Shadow of Your Smile" and "Suicide Is Painless," the theme from the M*A*S*H movie and television series, has died. He was 94.

NEW YORK -- Johnny Mandel, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer, arranger and musician who worked on albums by Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole and many others and whose songwriting credits included “The Shadow of Your Smile” and the theme from the film and TV show “M(asterisk)A(asterisk)S(asterisk)H,” has died. He was 94.

M*A*S*H, has died at the age of 94. Mandel's daughter, Marissa, confirmed the death via the New York Times.Mandel's longtime pal Michael Feinstein also shared the news on Monday (June 29) via a heartfelt Facebook post.