- LONDON: Composer John Barry, who won five Oscars for his film work but was best known for his contributions to a dozen James Bond movies, has died.
- He was 77.
The English-born composer won two Oscars, for the score and the song, for "Born Free" in 1966, and he earned single statuettes for "The Lion in Winter" (1968), "Out of Africa" (1985) and "Dances with Wolves" (1990). He was also nominated for his scores for «Mary, Queen of Scots» in 1971 and "Chaplin" in 1992.
His association with Agent 007 began controversially with "Dr. No" in 1962, although his contribution was not credited. He wrote music for a dozen Bond films in all.