Born in New York, raised in Philadelphia, Mulligan was the foremost baritone sax player of his generation, as well as an acclaimed composer and arranger, and one of the founders of the post-WWII "West Coast" school of jazz. In addition to his three marriages, Mulligan was the long-term lover of actress 'Judy Holliday' , an affair which began in 1958 and ended with her death. When she became terminally ill in the 1960s, he put his own career on hold to nurse her until the end.
Jazz musician.
Although Mulligan usually referred to her as his second wife, Sandy Dennis claimed they had never actually been married.
Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1984.
Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 437-439. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
