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Mitch Leigh (born Irwin Stanley Michnick; January 30, 1928 – March 16, 2014) was an American musical theatre composer and theatrical producer best known for the musical Man of La Mancha. == Early years == Leigh was born Irwin Stanley Michnick in Brooklyn on January 30, 1928, where he grew up in the Brownsville neighborhood. His father was from Ukraine. After service in the U.S. Army, he graduated from Yale in 1951 with a Bachelor of Music, and in 1952... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Mitch Leigh first charted in 1966 with The Impossible Dream (The Quest).The artist placed 4 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries.On US AC the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s, 1 of which hit number‑one.