Al Kasha, composer, songwriter, arranger, producer and keyboard player, was born January 22, 1937 in New York City. He is most noted for his years of collaboration with songwriter Joel Hirschhorn. The songwriting duo won two Oscars for Best Song, "The Morning After" from The Poseidon Adventure in 1972 and "We May Never Love Like This Again" from The Towering Inferno in 1974. Died September 14, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.