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Joseph Brooks (songwriter)

American director and composer (1938–2011)

Not to be confused with Joe Brooks (singer).

Joseph Brooks
Joseph Brooks in 1978 as he appeared in If Ever I See You Again
Born	Joseph Kaplan (1938-03-11)March 11, 1938 New York City, U.S.
Died	May 22, 2011(2011-05-22) (aged 73) New York City, U.S.
Cause of death	Suicide by asphyxia
Other names
Children	4
Musical career
Genres
Occupation(s)	Composer, director, producer, screenwriter, musician
Instrument	Piano
Musical artist

Joseph Brooks (born Joseph Kaplan;^[1] March 11, 1938 – May 22, 2011),^[2] was an American songwriter, composer and filmmaker. He was a successful author of commercial jingles during the 1960’s, before pivoting to a filmmaking career. His 1977 romantic drama You Light Up My Life, which he wrote, directed, produced, and scored; spawned the hit song of the same name, earning Brooks an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and a Grammy Award.

Brooks became the subject of an investigatio

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AN INSPIRATIONAL
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ABOUT A MAN ONCE
ENTANGLED IN THE DARK
DEPTHS OF ADDICTION
UNTIL HE MET THE LOVE
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TRANSFORMED AN
ENTIRE SPORT.

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Joe Brooks (born Joseph David Tancock;18 May 1987) is a British singer and songwriter. Brooks started out as a Myspace musician when he was just 17 and quickly gained popularity on the site while releasing two independent EPs. By 2008 he was hyped and labelled as the "Number 1 Unsigned UK Artist" on MySpace and had amassed 11 million song plays. In 2009 he signed to Jason Flom's Lava Records and Universal Republic Records, where he released his first full-length and major label album, Constellation Me, in 2010. Following his exit from Lava/Universal in 2011, he released a fan-funded independent EP, A Reason To Swim, later that year.

Early life[]

Joe Brooks was born on 18 May 1987 in Southampton, England. He is the son of a trucking-business owner, and a primary-school teacher. He has an older sister and a younger brother. He grew up in Shirley, Southampton, where he attended Wordsworth and St. Mark's Schools. He focused predominantly on sports as a child and he began playing tennis when he was four years old and continued to play for the next twelve years, which included pa