How did Burt Bacharach die? Legendary composer and three-time Academy award winner dead at 94
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Burt Bacharach, the legendary composer and singer died at the age of 94. He died on Wednesday, February 8, at his Los Angeles home, according to The Associated Press as per the information provided on Thursday, February 9, by his publicist Tina Brausam.
Bacharach who was born in Missouri graduated with a Bachelor of Music from Montreal's McGill University in 1948. Popular for his hits including 'I'll Never Fall in Love Again' and 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head,' he was a six-time Grammy award winner who has created more than 500 songs during his seven-decade career.
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How did Burt Bacharach die?
According to his publicist Brausam, the iconic composer died at his home of natural causes on Wednesday, the Daily Mail reported. The singer who got married four times first tied the knot with Paula Stewart in 1953 and the couple split in 1958. However, for more than three decades, they remained friends.
In 1965, he married Angie Dickinson and the couple together had a daughter, Nikki. Bacharach and Dickinson split in 1981 and sadly in 2007, their daughter Nikki committed suicide. In 1982, Bacharach and lyricist Carole Bayer Sager married and later adopted Christopher Elton Bacharach. In 1982, he and Sager won his second Oscar for the theme from 'Arthur', 'Best That You Can Do'. The couple divorced in 1991.
In 1993, the singer then married his fourth wife Jane Hansen who is an athlete and 32 years younger than Bacharach. The pair had two children together, a daughter Raleigh and a son Oliver.
Through the creation of 'A Boy Called Po,' a film that portrayed a young widower dad raising his autistic son, Bacharach paid tribute to Nikki, his late daughter whose autism went undiagnosed.
Bacharach's music career
Bacharach was a significant figure in the American music industry whose top songs since the 1950s include 'Alfie', 'This Guy's in Love with You' and 'I Say a Little Prayer.' The legendary singer who was a three-time Academy Award winner had his songs recorded by over 1,000 singers, according to the New York Post. The Oscar winner was the Broadway composer for 'Promises, Promises.'
In 1970, Bacharach won his first Oscar for the score of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' and for the song 'Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head.' In the film 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me,' Bacharach made a cameo where he played the piano on top of a bus. He played to his popular tune, 'What the World Need Now,' the pianist made his appearance alongside Vanessa Williams and Mike Myers.