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Charles Strouse dead at 96: Legendary Annie composer has passed away


The brilliant Broadway composer who created music for classic such as Annie, Applause and Bye Bye Birdie died at the age of 96 Thursday.

Charles Strouse was at his home in New York City when he passed away, his family told The Press Room, a publicity agency in a statement obtained by Dailymail.com. Over five decades, Strouse penned more than 10 musicals that played on Broadway, as well as writing Those Were the Days, classic theme song to the TV staple All in The Family. Strouse posed with singer Idina Menzel during 38th annual songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony in NYC in 2008

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