Stephanie Tyrell
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| birth_name = Stephanie Georgia Manteris
| alias = Stefanie Tyrell
| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, United States
| birth_date = March 20, 1949
| death_date = October 27, 2003 (aged 54)
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, United States
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Stephanie Georgia Manteris Tyrell (March 20, 1949 – October 27, 2003) was an American record producer, television composer, songwriter, and the wife of jazz composer, Steve Tyrell. She produced the soundtrack albums for The Brady Bunch Movie, Mystic Pizza and the 1991 version of Father of the Bride. She was best known for writing "How Do You Talk to an Angel", the one-hit wonder from Fox's The Heights.{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117894846.html?categoryid=25&cs=1&query=Stephanie+Tyrell|title=Stephanie Tyrell: Lyricist, producer|date=2003-10-30|publisher=variety.com|accessdate=2008-11-18}}
Tyrell died of colorectal cancer on October 27, 2003.{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/news/trying-heal-tragedy-colon-cancer-wbna4632507|title=Trying to heal from the tragedy of colon cancer|date=31 March 2004 |publisher=Today.com|accessdate=2008-11-18}}
Discography
=Soundtracks=
- Midnight Crossing (1988)
- Mystic Pizza (1988)
- Getting It Right (1989)
- Gravedale High (Unknown episodes, 1990)
- California Dreams (Unknown episodes, 1992)
- The Heights (Unknown episodes, 1992)
- Family Prayers (1993)
- The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
- A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
=Theme songs=
- Teen Wolf (1986–1987)
- The Famous Teddy Z (1989–1990)
Awards and nominations
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! Award ! Result ! Category ! Series |
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rowspan=2|1993
| Nominated | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics | The Heights (For the song "How Do You Talk to an Angel"; shared with Barry Coffing and Steve Tyrell) |
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| Won | Special Recognition | The Heights (For the song "How Do You Talk to an Angel"; shared with Barry Coffing and Steve Tyrell) |
References
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External links
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- [http://www.oakparkjournal.com/books-music-reviews/2003/2003-steve-tyrell-this-guys-in-love.html#wife Obituary for Stephanie Tyrell] (Oak Park Newspaper)
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Category:Songwriters from California
Category:Record producers from California
Category:American television composers
Category:Women television composers
Category:Deaths from colorectal cancer in California
Category:20th-century American composers
Category:American women record producers
Category:20th-century American women composers
Category:20th-century American songwriters
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