Broadway and Hollywood composer Joseph Brooks was found dead of an apparent suicide at his Manhattan home on May 22. According to published reports, Brooks was discovered in his Upper East Side apartment by a friend; his head was wrapped in a plastic bag, which was connected to a tube from a nearby helium tank. He was 73 years old. Brooks won numerous Clio Awards for writing advertising jingles, including &qu…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:56PM on May 23, 2011