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1960 – 1996Jonathan Larson (1960-1996)Died 25 January 1996, aged 35Jonathan Larson was an American composer and playwright who wrote the rock musical "Rent," a reimagining of "La Bohème" set among artists in New York's East Village. He died suddenly of an aortic dissection the night before the show's first Off-Broadway preview. "Rent" went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Musical.