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It is announced that Rod Temperton, best known as the composer of Thriller for Michael Jackson, has died aged 66, in London, England, UK, after "a brief aggressive battle with cancer", and that his funeral has already taken place. Temperton's other well-known compositions include Boogie Nights, Off The Wall, Rock With You, Give Me The Night, Sweet Freedom and Always and Forever.