Emmys Apologizes For Wrong Photo During Memoriam Segment
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The TV Academy is apologizing for using a photo of a living composer instead of the image of the late Andre Previn during an Emmy’s memoriam segment.
The segment on Sunday used a photo of 75-year-old conductor Leonard Slatkin.
The academy, Fox and Emmy producers say in a statement issued Monday that it was an “error.”
Previn died at 89 in February. He was a composer, pianist and conductor whose work ventured into Hollywood, jazz and classical music. Previn won four Oscars for his orchestrations of such stylish musicals as 1964’s “My Fair Lady.”
Slatkin posted a picture on Twitter of Previn saying he “deserved better .”
The academy says all mentions on its website will feature accurate imagery of Previn.
Comments (1)
AdamMadMan says:
September 24, 2019 at 10:37 am
Kinda reminds me when the still-living Jon Lovitz was featured in the “In Memoriam” segment of SNL’s 40th Anniversary special.
Only that time, it was done intentionally.