Composer Allyn Ferguson dies at 85 (wrote 'Barney Miller' theme)

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Allyn Ferguson dies at 85; prolific Hollywood composer

The Emmy-winning composer co-wrote the themes for "Charlie's Angels" and "Barney Miller" and wrote music for many other programs and movies. He was also an arranger and conductor.



Allyn Ferguson, a prolific, Emmy-winning composer who co-wrote the themes for the popular TV series "Charlie's Angels" and "Barney Miller," has died. He was 85.

Ferguson, who also was known as an arranger and conductor, died of natural causes June 23 at his home in Westlake Village, said his daughter, Jill Ferguson.

Teamed with composer Jack Elliott in a television scoring partnership, Ferguson and Elliott wrote the themes for "Charlie's Angels" and "Barney Miller" in the 1970s as well as scores for episodes of numerous other series, including "The Rookies," "Starsky and Hutch," "Police Story" and "Banacek."

On his own in the 1970s and '80s, Ferguson scored many of producer Norman Rosemont's TV adaptations of literary classics such as "A Tale of Two Cities," "The Count of Monte Cristo," "Les Miserables" and "Camille," for which Ferguson won an Emmy in 1985.

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-allyn-ferguson-20100628,0,151851.story

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