Ned Rorem, major American composer and diarist, has died at age 99

Composer Ned Rorem in 1953 in Paris, where he lived for nearly a decade and wrote his infamous Paris Diary.Provided by the artist American composer Ned Rorem has died at age 99.The Pulitzer Prize winner was best known for his art songs  and his controversial diaries.Rorem died Friday morning at his home in Manhattan.

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