Milestones: Oct. 21, 1985

DIED. Nelson Riddle, 64, composer-orchestrator whose rich, driving arrangements were individually fitted to the styles of such pop greats as Judy Garland, Nat Cole, Linda Ronstadt and, most memorably, Frank Sinatra; of a heart attack; in Los Angeles. Riddle also composed for TV (his Theme from Route 66 was a pop hit in 1962), and his score for the 1974 film The Great Gatsby won an Oscar.

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