Actress Ilene Graff’s Husband, Composer Ben Lanzarone Dead at 85

Ben Lanzarone — a composer behind music in hit exhibits like “The Love Boat” and “Happy Days” — has died … TMZ has confirmed.

Ben’s spouse, actress Ilene Graff tells TMZ … Ben handed away peacefully in his sleep Friday after a battle with lung most cancers.

Graff says she was with Ben — to whom she was married for greater than 45 years — when he died.

Whereas many individuals may not know Ben’s identify, they positively know the music he helped create … along with his work showing in lots of iconic exhibits from the ’70s,’80s & ’90s.

Amongst them … “The Love Boat,” “Happy Days,” “Dynasty,” “Mork and Mindy,” “Laverne and Shirley,” “The Tracey Ullman Show,” “The Colbys,” and “Mr. Belevdere.”

Ben and Ilene met on the set of “Grease” — the place Ben labored on the music video for “Summer Nights” — and later labored collectively on ‘Belvedere’ the place Ilene performed Marsha Cameron Owens for 118 episodes.

Ben was honored with the ASCAP’s Most Carried out Underscore Award in 1986 and is survived by Ilene and his daughter Nikka.

Ben was 85.