American composer (1923-1998).
Born February 12th, 1923 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1998 at 75 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde