The composer, arranger, pianist, and musical director Ben Lanzarone passed away. He composed music for television programs like Happy Days, Dynasty, Mr. Belvedere, and The Tracey Ullman Show. His age was 85.
Ben Lanzarone cause of death
Lung cancer claimed Lanzarone’s life on Friday in his Los Angeles home, according to his family.
For his work writing television music, Lanzarone was honored with the “Most Performed Composer Award” from ASCAP.
Ben Lanzarone obituary information
Ben Lanzarone, an 85-year-old composer whose works were used on numerous well-known television programs, passed away. Graff, his wife, informed a news organization of his passing. At the time of his death, he had been fighting lung cancer for an unknown amount of time.
Lanzarone received the Most-Performed Underscore Award from ASCAP in 1986. His compositions served as the centerpiece for numerous popular television programs in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
Among them were “Happy Days, Dynasty, Mork and Mindy,” “The Love Boat,” “Laverne and Shirley,” and numerous others.
