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- Ted Nichols, longtime Hanna-Barbera composer, died at 97 on January 9 in Auburn, Washington after battling Alzheimer’s disease.
- He was Hanna-Barbera's primary musical director from 1963 to 1972.
- Nichols composed scores for The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, Jonny Quest, and Josie and the Pussycats, shaping a lighter late-1960s sound.
- He is survived by his daughter, son, grandchildren, and great-granddaughters.
- Nichols was married twice, to Doris and later Catherine.
