Instead of showing the photo of the late Andre Previn, the In Memoriam segment at the Emmy Awards 2019 on Sunday used a photo of 75-year-old conductor Leonard Slatkin.
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 said 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.
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