Obituary: Richard Bennett

Composer Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (b.1936) died on December 24. Bennett composed music for numerous television shows and films, including the early Doctor Who serial “The Aztecs,” the BBC production of Gormenghast, and the film The Man Who Could Cheat Death. Bennett was nominated for the Oscar three times and won the ASCAP Award for his compositions for Four Weddings and a Funeral.