Les Whitten
Les Whitten( February 21, 1928 – December 2, 2017) was an American investigative reporter at the" Washington Merry- Go- Round" under Jack Anderson, as well as translator of French poetry by Baudelaire and influential novelist of Horror and Science Fiction books.
Dick Martin (artist)
Dickinson P. Martin( June 29, 1927 – February 14, 1990) was an artist from Chicago who illustrated a number of books related to The Oz books series, most notably," Merry Go Round in Oz"( 1963), the 40th and final title in the regular series, as well as many other children's books.
Merry-Go-Round (1923 film)
Merry- Go-Round is a 1923 American feature film directed by Erich von Stroheim and his replacement, Rupert Julian, starring Norman Kerry and Mary Philbin, and released by Universal Pictures.
A copy of the film is held in a collection and it has been released on DVD.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Washington Merry-Go-Round (film)
Washington Merry- Go-Round is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by James Cruze and starring Lee Tracy, Constance Cummings, Walter Connolly, and Alan Dinehart.
It was produced by Walter Wanger.
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (film)
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Charles Reisner.
It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by John Victor Mackay.
The film is also known as Manhattan Music Box in the United Kingdom.
Ed Sayles
Ed Sayles is the producing director emeritus of the Merry- Go- Round Playhouse and Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival.
Emitt Rhodes
Emitt Lynn Rhodes( born February 25, 1950) is an American singer- songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer.
Rhodes began his career in musical ensembles
The Palace Guard as the group's drummer before joining The Merry- Go- Round as a multi-instrumentalist.
Charles Reisner
Charles Reisner (March 14, 1887 – September 24, 1962) was an American film director and actor of the 1920s and 1930s.
The German American directed over 60 films between 1920 and 1950 and acted in over 20 films between 1916 and 1929.
He starred alongside Charlie Chaplin in "A Dog's Life" in 1918 and
"The Kid" in 1921.
He directed Buster Keaton in "Steamboat Bill,
Jr." (1928).
During the late 1920s, through the 1940s, Reisner was under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
In 1930, he directed "Chasing Rainbows", a musical which starred Bessie Love and Charles King.
He directed "The Big Store" (1941), the Marx Brothers' last film for MGM.
Reisner died of a heart attack in La Jolla, California in 1962, at the age of 75.
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Transatlantic Merry- Go-Round is a 1934 American drama film with musical and comedic elements, directed by Benjamin Stoloff.

Question: Why did the director of film Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (Film) die?
Answer: heart attack