SOUTHLAND : Jimmy Van Heusen Dies at 77

Jimmy Van Heusen, a Tin Pan Alley veteran who won four Academy Awards and composed such memorable tunes as “Love and Marriage” and “Swinging on a Star,” has died at his desert home, it was announced today. He was 77.

Van Heusen died Tuesday night of complications of pneumonia. His death was confirmed today by the Riverside County Coroner’s Office.

Most Americans can hum at least a few bars of several Van Heusen tunes--”High Hopes,” “Call Me Irresponsible” and “All The Way.”

He chiefly collaborated with such lyricists as Johnny Mercer, Johnny Burke, Eddie DeLange and most notably, Sammy Cahn.