Ian Freebairn-Smith Dies: Grammy Winning ‘A Star Is Born’ Arranger, Prolific TV & Film Composer Was 93

Ian Freebairn-Smith, the Grammy-winning arranger of Barbra Streisand’s 1976 A Star is Born hit “Evergreen” and composer of scores for such TV series as Cagney & Lacey and Magnum, P.I., died October 7 in Folsom, California. He was 93. His death was announced by his family. Born in Seattle on March 4, 1932, to Thomas […]