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Al Kasha, Oscar-Winning Songwriter of ‘The Morning After,’ Dies at 83

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Chris Willman Music WriterAl Kasha, the songwriter who won Academy Awards in the 1970s for co-writing hit ballads for “The Poseidon Adventure” and “The Towering Inferno,” died Monday in Los Angeles.

He was 83. No cause of death was immediately offered.As part of a songwriting team with Joel Hirschhorn, Kasha received two Tony nominations, four Golden Globe nods and a People’s Choice award, plus a pair of additional Oscar nominations in addition to their two wins.“Write in Power,” tweeted Diane Warren, who succeeded Kasha as movie-theme royalty. “A great songwriter and lovely man,” she said, adding a broken-heart emoji.Write In Power Al Kasha.

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