The Texas native and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee penned hits for Whitney Houston, Barry Manilow and Steve Winwood, among others.
Will Jennings, the two-time Oscar-winning lyricist of “My Heart Will Go On,' “Up Where We Belong” and 'Tears in Heaven,' has died. He was 80. The songwriter died Friday at his home in Tyler, Texas, his agent Sam Schwartz of the Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency confirmed to The Times. 'May his memory be a blessing,' he said of Jennings via email. No cause of death was disclosed.
' Jennings won Academy Awards for 'Up Where We Belong,' written with Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie and performed by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes for the movie 'An Officer and a Gentleman,' and 'My Heart Will Go On,' written with James Horner and performed by Celine Dion for the film 'Titanic.
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