Colombier, Who Scored 'Purple Rain,' Dies
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Michel Colombier, who scored more than 100 movies and television productions including "White Nights," "Against All Odds," and "Purple Rain," has died. He was 65.
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With the death last week of Elmer Bernstein, following so soon after the deaths of Jerry Goldsmith and David Raksin, two of the fellow Hollywood composers he most admired, an era ends.
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Fred Ebb, the lyricist who wrote Chicago and the classic song New York, New York, dies of a heart attack.
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The late rock 'n' roll pioneer Ike Turner died of a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County medical examiner said on Wednesday.
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Oscar-winning composer Elmer  Bernstein, who wrote some of Hollywood's most memorable music,  including scores for "The Magnificent Seven" and "Thoroughly  Modern Millie," has died at age 82, his publicist said on  Thursday.
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Playbill - Cy Coleman, the Tony Award-winning Broadway composer who rose from child classical pianist to jazz player to master of the catchy show tune, died Nov. 18 of a heart attack, according to friends and colleagues in the theatre community.
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Betty Comden, whose more than 60-year collaboration with Adolph Green produced the classic New York stage musical "On the Town," as well as "Singin' in the Rain," has died. She was 89.
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Singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, famed for the soaring vocals and elegant instrumentation of tunes such as "Longer" and "A Love Like This," died on Sunday, three years after being diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. He was 56.
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Elmer Bernstein, whose eclectic film music ranged from the rousing theme of "The Magnificent Seven" to the lighthearted score for "Thoroughly Modern Millie," for which he won an Oscar, died Wednesday at his home in Ojai, Calif. He was 82.
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Roy Scheider, a one-time boxer whose broken nose and pugnacious acting style made him a star in "The French Connection" and who later uttered one of cinematic history's most memorable lines in "Jaws," has died. He was 75.
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Rock-and-roll pioneer Ike Turner  died of a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County medical  examiner said on Wednesday.
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Fashion Wire Daily - Always thought we would see the Prince of fashion, Stefano Pilati, standing on a purple runway. Purple rain - no make that purple spring - the leitmotiv of the Spring/Summer 2007 Yves Saint Laurent collection presented Thursday, October 5th, in Paris on a 100-meter long runway of lilacs.
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Izora Rhodes Armstead, one of the Weather Girls who sang the hit 1980's song "It's Raining Men" died September 16th of a heart failure in San Leandro, a city east of San Francisco. Along with singer Martha Wash, she created three albums as the W...
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A Brazilian music producer who was a leading nominee at the Latin Grammys has died after leaving the awards. Tom Capone, whose real name was Luis Antonio Ferreira Goncalves, was killed in a motorcycle crash in Los Angeles.
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Composer Elmer Bernstein, 82, who died of undisclosed causes Aug. 18 at his home in Ojai, Calif., wrote music for more than 200 movies. He was responsible for the gritty trumpet-and-drums jazz score to &quot;The Man With the Golden Arm&quot; ...
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Betty Comden, whose more than 60-year collaboration with Adolph Green produced the classic New York stage musical "On the Town," as well as "Singin' in the Rain," considered by many to be the best movie musical ever made, has died. She was 89.
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Bernard "Buddy" Diliberto, a New Orleans sports commentator who originated the tradition of fans wearing bags on their heads to lament losing teams, has died at the age of 73. Diliberto died of a heart attack Friday at his home in Metairie, said his son, Mike Diliberto.