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- Ray Conniff was born on November 6, 1916 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA. He was a music artist and composer, known for There's Something About Mary (1998), Great Expectations (1998) and The Help (2011). He was married to Vera Schmidheiny, Ann Marie Engberg and Emily Jo Ann Imhof. He died on October 12, 2002 in Escondido, California, USA.
- SpousesVera Schmidheiny(August 2, 1968 - October 12, 2002) (his death, 1 child)Ann Marie Engberg(August 23, 1947 - ?) (divorced)Emily Jo Ann Imhof(February 14, 1938 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- Pictures of beautiful women featured on his record album covers
- Won a Grammy Award for his recording of the Doctor Zhivago (1965) theme, "Somewhere My Love".
- He released more than 100 recordings and produced twenty-five Top-40 albums for Columbia Records, and his recordings included renderings of New York, New York, 'S Wonderful, and Besame Mucho.
- Composer, trombone player and bandleader, who had many hit records with his easy listening style of music.
- In one of his last appearances, he performed "Somewhere My Love" at the wedding of David Gest and Liza Minnelli in March 2002.
- Father of Tamara Conniff.
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