Eugene
Pini was born in Buenos
Aires in 1907 of French
and Scottish parents and
was the younger brother
of Anthony Pini, the
'cellist.
In
1924 Pini began studying
at the Royal College of
Music, and in 1928
appeared at a Command
Performance, after which
he toured English and
German music-halls. After
playing in several
orchestras he took up
film acting in 1931 and
synchronised music for
various films. In the
autumn of that year he
formed his tango
orchestra, which had
great success over the
air. The combination
consisted of three
violins, 'cello, bass,
piano, and
piano-accordion, and the
orchestra specialised in
unusual arrangements of
Argentine tangos, violin
solos, and light Spanish
music.
Pini
was married to singer
Dorothy Carless. In the
1950s he lived in St.
John's Wood, London.
You
can watch him with his
orchestra on 16mm film
below:
The
above information kindly
supplied by Stephen Shaw
Listen
to 'On The Lighter Side'
played by Eugene Pini and
his Tango Orchestra
as broadcast in 1945
