:Jack de Mello

{{Short description|American composer, arranger, producer, and recording artist (1916–2019)}}

Jack de Mello (November 15, 1916 – April 27, 2019) was an American composer, arranger, producer, and recording artist from Hawaii. He was known for being a composer and advocate of Hawaiian music.{{Cite news |last=Berger |first=John |date=April 27, 2019 |title=Composer, arranger, producer Jack de Mello dies at 102 |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/04/27/hawaii-news/composer-arranger-producer-jack-de-mello-dies-at-102/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723185403/https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/04/27/hawaii-news/composer-arranger-producer-jack-de-mello-dies-at-102/ |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |access-date=May 25, 2019 |work=Star Advertiser}}{{Cite news |last=Haring |first=Bruce |date=April 28, 2019 |title=Jack de Mello Dead: Hawaiian Music Advocate, Animation Composer Was 102 |url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/jack-de-mello-hawaiian-music-hanna-barbera-flintstones-jetsons-composer-1202603604/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428230339/https://deadline.com/2019/04/jack-de-mello-hawaiian-music-hanna-barbera-flintstones-jetsons-composer-1202603604/ |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |access-date=May 25, 2019 |work=Deadline}}

Jack de Mello composed music for animated television series including The Flintstones and The Jetsons. He was the father of Jon de Mello.{{Cite news |date=April 28, 2019 |title=Hawaiian musician and talent developer Jack de Mello dies at 102 |url=https://www.kitv.com/story/40379427/hawaiian-musician-and-talent-developer-jack-de-mello-dies-at-102 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428220325/https://www.kitv.com/story/40379427/hawaiian-musician-and-talent-developer-jack-de-mello-dies-at-102 |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |access-date=May 25, 2019 |work=KITV 4}}{{cite web |date=April 28, 2019 |title=Founder of Mountain Apple Company and composer, Jack de Mello, dies at 103 |url=https://www.khon2.com/local-news/founder-of-mountain-apple-company-and-composer-jack-de-mello-dies-at-103/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108010249/https://www.khon2.com/local-news/founder-of-mountain-apple-company-and-composer-jack-de-mello-dies-at-103/ |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |website=KHON-TV}}