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Aug 3, 2020 · Oscar-winning lyricist Don Black has said he is unable to throw out some of his late wife’s most trivial items two years after her death. The 82-year-old’s wife of 60 years, Shirley, died in...
Aug 4, 2020 · The music industry veteran has worked with stars including John Barry and Michael Jackson.
Jul 20, 2020 · Throughout, Shirley is the voice of reason. When Black is working with Lloyd Webber and AR Rahman on the musical Bombay Dreams, Black told his wife that Rahman is reckoned to be something of a...
Don Black and his wife Shirley were married for 60 years before her death in 2018
Jul 23, 2020 · Shortly after starting the book in 2018, Black was blindsided by the loss of Shirley, his wife of more than 60 years. After that, he says, his main motivation for writing it was to spend more time with her (“every word brings her closer”).
Jan 13, 2024 · Modest and quietly spoken, Don faced heartbreak in 2018 when Shirley, his wife of 60 years, died. He lost his brother Michael in the same year.
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