Al Kasha
Al Kasha | |
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Birth name | Alfred Kasha |
Born | New York City, U.S. | January 22, 1937
Died | September 14, 2020 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 83)
Genres | Popular music |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter |
Website | alkasha |
Alfred Kasha (January 22, 1937 – September 14, 2020)[1] was an American songwriter, whose songs include "The Morning After" from The Poseidon Adventure and "We May Never Love Like This Again" from The Towering Inferno.[2]
Life
Kasha started songwriting and producing at a young age and was hired as a producer at
Accolades
The songwriting duo twice won the Academy Award for Best Original Song: for "The Morning After" from The Poseidon Adventure in 1973[4] and "We May Never Love Like This Again" from The Towering Inferno in 1975,[5] both made famous by Maureen McGovern. They also received two more Academy Award nominations for their work in the 1977 Disney film Pete's Dragon, for Best Song Score as well as Best Song ("Candle On The Water," sung by Helen Reddy).[6][7]
Along with Hirschhorn, Kasha also received two
Later years
Kasha wrote three books: If They Ask You Can Write A Song, Notes On Broadway, and his autobiography, Reaching The Morning After.
Kasha was married to Ceil Kasha and had a daughter, Dana Kasha-Cohen. He suffered with Parkinson's disease in his latter years.
Kasha died on September 14, 2020, at the age of 83.[1]
Discography
Singles
- "Sing (And Tell The Blues "So Long")" Sid Wyche, Al Kasha / "One Of Them" Al Kasha, Hank Hunter 1960
References
- ^ a b Willman, Chris (September 15, 2020). "Al Kasha, Oscar-Winning Songwriter of 'The Morning After,' Dies at 83". Variety.com.
- ^ Fred Bronson - The Billboard Book of Number One Hits 1997 - "Writers: Al Kasha Joel Hirschhorn Producer: Carl Maduri August 4, 1973 2 weeks It was a Thursday, the 30th of March, in 1972, when songwriters ... Excited by the opportunity, Kasha and Hirschhorn asked how long they had to write the song."
- ^ "Al Kasha Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "1973 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Oscars.org. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "1975 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Oscars.org. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ Al Kasha. Monday, November 24, 2003 Interview by Dan Kimpel Archived November 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Songwriterstudio.com
- ^ "1978 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Oscars.org. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "Al Kasha (Writer)". Playbill.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ Leiber, Sarah Jae. "Al Kasha, Academy Award and Tony Nominated Composer and Songwriter, Dies at 83". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ Evans, Greg (September 15, 2020). "Al Kasha Dies: Oscar-Winning 'The Morning After' Composer Was 83". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
External links
- Al Kasha at IMDb
- Al Kasha discography at Discogs
- Al Kasha's website