Composer Maurice Jarre Dies
French president Nicolas Sarkozy has paid tribute to Oscar-winning film composer Maurice Jarre, who has died in Los Angeles at the age of 84. Mr Sarkozy called French-born Jarre, whose credits include Lawrence of Arabia, “a great composer” who produced “majestic and full-bodied works”.
Jarre also won Academy Awards for Dr Zhivago and A Passage To India. His last public appearance was in February at the Berlin Film Festival, where he won a lifetime award.
