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Famed composer Michael Masser and
his wife Ogniana. (Photo: Del Francis/Special to the Desert Sun)
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Famed Composer Michael Masser, who wrote and produced of
some of Whitney Houston's biggest hits, has died. He was 74.
His business manager, Kurt Vitolo,
confirmed Tuesday that Masser died last week at his home in Rancho Mirage,
California, following a long illness.
Associated Press report continues:
Masser was working as a New York
stockbroker when he decided to make good on his lifelong dream of writing
music. His first hit came in 1973 with Diana Ross' "Touch Me in the
Morning."
Masser earned an Oscar nomination
for his next hit with Ross, "Theme from 'Mahogany' (Do You Know Where
You're Going To?)."
Masser began collaborating with
Houston in the early 1980s, writing and producing such hits as "The
Greatest Love of All," ''Saving All My Love" and "Didn't We
Almost Have It All."
His other hits included 1983's
"Tonight, I Celebrate My Love," performed by Roberta Flack and Peabo
Bryson, and Natalie Cole's 1989 track "Miss You Like Crazy." He was
inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007.
Born in Chicago on March 24, 1941, Masser
graduated from the University of Illinois. He is survived by his wife, two daughters,
a son, two grandsons and a sister.
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