shygye Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Link John Strauss, an Emmy and Grammy award-winning composer and music editor, has died of Parkinson's disease at 90. He's probably best known as the composer of the bouncy theme song of "Car 54, Where Are You?," a police comedy series from 1961-63. He also wrote the theme for "The Phil Silvers Show." Strauss was the music editor for many films, including Woody Allen's "Take the Money and Run" and "Bananas," "The Blues Brothers" and "Ragtime." He won an Emmy Award for sound editing on "The Amazing Howard Hughes" (1977). ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.