Jule Styne

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Jule Styne

Added data about first wife and that there were 4 children based on the biography from the Harry Ransom Center

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==Personal life and death==
==Personal life and death==
Styne married Englishwoman Margaret Brown (born in [[Torquay]]) and they remained married until his death. Styne died of heart failure in New York City at the age of 88.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/21/obituaries/jule-styne-bountiful-creator-of-song-favorites-dies-at-88.html |title=Jule Styne, Bountiful Creator of Song Favorites, Dies at 88 |first=Eleanor |last=Blau |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 21, 1994}} His archive{{spnd}}including original hand-written compositions, letters, and production materials{{spnd}}is housed at the [[Harry Ransom Center]].{{Cite web|url=http://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=01167|title=Jule Styne: An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Center|website=Norman.hrc.utexas.edu|access-date=April 27, 2017}}
Styne was married twice and had four children. Inn1962, Styne married his second wife Margaret Brown (an English woman born in [[Torquay]]) and they remained married until his death. Styne died of heart failure in New York City at the age of 88.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/21/obituaries/jule-styne-bountiful-creator-of-song-favorites-dies-at-88.html |title=Jule Styne, Bountiful Creator of Song Favorites, Dies at 88 |first=Eleanor |last=Blau |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 21, 1994}} His archive{{spnd}}including original hand-written compositions, letters, and production materials{{spnd}}is housed at the [[Harry Ransom Center]].{{Cite web|url=http://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=01167|title=Jule Styne: An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Center|website=Norman.hrc.utexas.edu|access-date=April 27, 2017}}


Margaret Styne oversaw Styne's estate until she died on February 20, 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://playbill.com/article/margaret-styne-widow-of-jule-styne-has-passed-away|title=Margaret Styne, Widow of Jule Styne, Has Passed Away |website=Playbill.com|access-date=August 6, 2025}}
Margaret Styne oversaw Styne's estate until she died on February 20, 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://playbill.com/article/margaret-styne-widow-of-jule-styne-has-passed-away|title=Margaret Styne, Widow of Jule Styne, Has Passed Away |website=Playbill.com|access-date=August 6, 2025}}
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