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Oscar-winning songwriter Joseph Brooks commits suicide in New York

Telegraph 05/22/2011 20:01
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Academy Award-winning songwriter Joseph Brooks has been found dead after apparently committing suicide in his Manhattan apartment.



Brooks, 73, was awaiting trial on charges of molesting women who were lured to his apartment for supposed acting auditions.

He pleaded not guilty to rape and other charges.

Police spokesman Paul Browne said Brooks was found in his Upper East Side apartment around 12:30pm by a friend with whom he had planned to have lunch.

The medical examiner will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

Police said a suicide note was found but they didn't reveal its contents.

Brooks won the Academy Award for best original song for the 1977 Debby Boone ballad "You Light Up My Life" and directed a related movie. He also won a Grammy for the song.

He pleaded not guilty in 2009 to rape, sexual abuse and other charges in the attacks on 13 women. His trial date had not been set.


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