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Ben Lanzarone Dies: TV Music Composer, Husband To Ilene Graff Was 85

Composer Ben Lazarone is dead at 85.

Ben Lanzarone, whose music graced many hit television shows, died Friday in his sleep while battling lung cancer. His compositions were used in many iconic TV shows from the ’70s,’80s & ’90s, including The Love Boat, Happy Days, Dynasty, Mork and Mindy, and Laverne and Shirley, among others. Lanzarone and Graff met on the set of Grease, where he worked on the music video for Summer Nights.

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