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Fact #121241

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EMI Records staff producer and songwriter Norman Newell dies in Angmering-on-Sea, East Sussex, UK, after suffering a series of strokes. At his best with MOR artists, Newell produced hits with Shirley Bassey, Marlene Dietrich and Judy Garland, and wrote lyrics for several standards including Portrait of My Love, Sailor and More.