Maurice Winnick (28 March 1902 – 26 May 1962) was an English musician and dance band leader of the British dance band era.Born in Manchester, Winnick studied violin at the Manchester College of Music, where he proved to be a "child prodigy". He took a job in a cinema orchestra, playing the accompaniment for silent films, and while still in his teens he became leader of a dance band on a transatlantic liner.