Henri Verdun
Henri Verdun( 1895–1977) was a French composer of film scores.
Thomas Morse
Thomas Morse( born June 30, 1968) is an American composer of film and concert music.
Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra( c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar- shaped string instrument.
He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.
Tarcisio Fusco
Tarcisio Fusco was an Italian composer of film scores.
He was the brother of the composer Giovanni Fusco and the uncle of operatic soprano Cecilia Fusco.
Sparkle (1976 film)
Sparkle is a 1976 American musical drama film directed by Sam O'Steen and released by Warner Bros. Pictures.
With a plot inspired by the history of The Supremes, "Sparkle" is a period film set in Harlem, New York during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
It presents the story of a musical girl group that ends up breaking apart due to individual issues each member faces.
This film not only "recreates the magic of a special period in American history, but it explores the impact of Harlem's musical and social culture on the rest of the world", as well as the linkages to black power.
The film stars Irene Cara, Philip Michael Thomas, Lonette McKee, Dwan Smith, Mary Alice, Dorian Harewood, and Tony King.
Curtis Mayfield served as the composer and producer of "Sparkle"s songs and score.
The film received generally negative reviews at the time of release and was a box office disappointment, only making $4 million against a $1 million budget.
It since received a cult following.
The film was remade in 2012 starring Jordin Sparks, Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter, and Whitney Houston in her final film role.
Walter Ulfig
Walter Ulfig was a German composer of film scores.
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Abe Meyer
Abe Meyer( 1901 – 1969) was an American composer of film scores.
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music.
He first achieved success and recognition with The Impressions during the civil rights movement of the late 1950s and 1960s, and later worked as a solo artist.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Mayfield started his musical career in a gospel choir.
Moving to the North Side, he met Jerry Butler in 1956 at the age of 14, and joined the vocal group The Impressions.
As a songwriter, Mayfield became noted as one of the first musicians to bring more prevalent themes of social awareness into soul music.
In 1965, he wrote "People Get Ready" for the Impressions, which displayed his more politically charged songwriting.
Ranked at no. 24 on "Rolling Stone"'s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, the song received numerous other awards, and was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll, as well as being inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.
After leaving the Impressions in 1970 in the pursuit of a solo career, Mayfield released several albums, including the soundtrack for the blaxploitation film "Super Fly" in 1972.
The soundtrack was noted for its socially conscious themes, mostly addressing problems surrounding inner city minorities such as crime, poverty and drug abuse.
The album was ranked at no. 72 on "Rolling Stone"'s list of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Mayfield was paralyzed from the neck down after lighting equipment fell on him during a live performance at Wingate Field in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, on August 13, 1990.
Despite this, he continued his career as a recording artist, releasing his final album "New World Order" in 1996.
Mayfield won a Grammy Legend Award in 1994 and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995.
He is a double inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of the Impressions in 1991, and again in 1999 as a solo artist.
He was also a two-time Grammy Hall of Fame inductee.
He died from complications of type 2 diabetes at the age of 57 on December 26, 1999.
Bert Grund
Bert Grund( 1920–1992) was a German composer of film scores.

Question: When did the composer of film Sparkle (1976 Film) die?
Answer: December 26, 1999