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Joseph Brooks
(1938-2011)
American director and composer
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Joseph Brooks, born Joseph Kaplan (March 11, 1938 – May 22, 2011), was an American composer, director, producer, and screenwriter. He was a prolific writer of advertising jingles and wrote the hit songs "My Ship Is Comin' In", "If Ever I See You Again", and "You Light Up My Life", the last for the hit film of the same name that he also wrote, directed, and produced. In his later years he became the subject of an investigation after being accused of a series of casting-couch rapes. He was indicted in 2009, but committed suicide on May 22, 2011, before his trial.

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Born Joseph Kaplan
11 March 1938
New York City, New York, USA
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22 May 2011 (aged 73)
New York City, New York, USA
Zodiac Pisces
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    Amanda info 1st child with Susan Brooks Female b. 1981 Age: 44 1981- Celebrity Baby
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    Nicholas info 2nd child with Susan Brooks Male b. 1986 Age: 39 1986- Celebrity Baby
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