Will Jennings, an Oscar-winning author behind mega-hits like “My Heart Will Go On” from the film “Titanic” and “Tears in Heaven”, died on the age of 80, his expertise company confirmed to CBS News.
“May his memory be a blessing,” Sam Schwartz with The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc., instructed CBS News on Sunday.
No trigger of demise was introduced, though a number of studies say he had been sick for a while.
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Jennings was born in Kilgore, Texas on June 27, 1944 — the youngest of three youngsters. Before pursuing a profession in Hollywood, he was a professor at Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas, after which at Austin State University, earlier than instructing on the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for 3 years.
Throughout his profession, the lyricist wrote for a range of artists together with Steve Winwood, Whitney Houston, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Mariah Carey, Jimmy Buffet, Barry Manilow and Roy Orbison.
He obtained two Oscars for co-writing the long-lasting themes for “Titanic” — which was recorded by Celine Dion — and for “An Officer and a Gentleman” alongside Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie.
He gained a Golden Globe for finest unique music and Grammys for report of the 12 months and music of the 12 months for “Tears in Heaven” — carried out by Clapton” — from the movie “Rush.”
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Jennings was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006.
Musician Peter Wolf paid tribute to the lyricist in a social media post, writing, “‘A Lot of Good Ones Gone’ … A sad time, the passing of Will Jennings, a maestro, brilliant mind and a gentle spirit. Will shared his talents with me, ever patient and generous, he was a treasured friend and teacher, enriching my life in so many ways. It was an enormous honor to have worked with such a musical genius for so many years …To quote one of his favorite poets, W.B Yeats,’Think where man’s glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends.'”
Jennings is survived by his spouse, Carole, and his sisters, Joyce and Gloria.
