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Joseph Brooks, born Joseph Kaplan (March 11, 1938 – May 22, 2011), was an American composer, director, producer, and screenwriter.
May 24, 2011 · May 23, 2011. Before his life had tumbled into scandal and ended over the weekend in suicide at the age of 73, Joseph Brooks had carved out a glittering, idiosyncratic career as author of some of...
Joseph Brooks was originally a writer of jingles who later won an Oscar and Grammy award for his 1977 Debby Boone hit, “You Light Up My Life.” But on Sunday afternoon, his life ended...
May 23, 2011 · There came a point when Joseph Brooks, an Oscar-winning songwriter, apparently decided that life was no longer worth living; his body was discovered on Sunday, with ample evidence of a suicide....
May 22, 2011 · 'You Light Up My Life' songwriter Joseph Brooks, who was awaiting trial on charges of sexually assaulting several young actresses, died Sunday of an apparent suicide in his Manhattan apartment, according to police.
May 24, 2011 · Brooks, who wrote "You Light Up My Life", was awaiting trial on rape charges and had a history of health problems. He was found dead in his apartment with a plastic bag over his head and a helium tank nearby.
Dec 2, 2014 · Joseph Brooks, the GRAMMY-winning songwriter of You Light Up My Life, committed suicide in 2014. Read his obituary and other news stories about music and entertainment on GRAMMY.com.
