Ennio Morricone
The Academy Award-winning composer Ennio Morricone (November 10, 1928-July 6, 2020) left an indelible musical mark on film genres as diverse as spaghetti westerns, gangster dramas, historical epics, and horror. Over the past six decades, his music has been used in more than 500 films and TV productions, none more famous than the Italian director Sergio Leone’s 1960s trilogy of westerns starring Clint Eastwood as the “Man With No Name.”
Ennio Morricone
Nick Cordero
For his show-stopping role in “Bullets Over Broadway,” a musical version of the Woody Allen comedy about gangsters on the Great White Way, actor Nick Cordero (September 17, 1978-July 5, 2020) was a tap-dancing rough guy on stage, winning Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations. After being diagnosed with COVID-19, including mini-strokes, blood clots, and sepsis, Cordero experienced a series of life-threatening complications starting in March. He had a leg amputated while in a coma on a ventilator. On social media, his partner, dancer Amanda Kloots (announced his months-long ordeal, promulgating the #wakeupNick viral hashtag.
Nick Cordero
