Gerald Fried Cause of Death: Did 'Star Trek' Composer Die of Health Issue?

Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning composer Gerald Fried has died, his wife Anita Hall confirmed in a statement. He was 95.

Fried's wife delivered the saddening news in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, saying that the composer died on Feb. 17 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

She also noted pneumonia as Gerald Fried's cause of death.

His family is yet to confirm the funeral arrangements they made for him. Apart from Hall, the composer was survived by his children - Daniel, Debbie, Jonathan, and Josh - six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Meanwhile, Fried's family also suffered losses in 1987 when his son Zach died from age. He contracted the disease through a blood transfusion.

Following Gerald Fried's death, his colleagues, friends, and fans paid tribute to him through heartwarming social media posts.

A Twitter page dedicated to "Star Trek" movies wrote, "We are sad to hear of Gerald Fried's passing. The Emmy-winning composer wrote the scores for five Star Trek TOS episodes, including the iconic Amok Time fight scene music, which was recycled numerous times throughout the second season."

"We are saddened to learn of the passing of composer Gerald Fried at age 95," Star Trek Tour penned. "A composer for tv,he scored five episodes of Star Trek as well Gilligan's Island,Lost in Space,The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Mission Impossible. In 1977 won an Emmy for the acclaimed television series Roots."

Gerald Fried's Career Explored

The Manhattan-born musician often said that he got his musical talents from his mother's side. His mom Selma's father was a trombonist while her aunt was a pianist.

In one of his past interviews, as noted by Billboard, Fried said he studied music because they forced him to take piano lessons. He then declared that he "got his revenge" by becoming "the world's worst pianist."

He attended New York's High School of Music & Art and started playing the oboe. He soon enrolled at Julliard as an oboe major.

He formally began his professional career as the English hornist for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 1948. He had gigs with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra before returning to Dallas and New York - where he performed with The Little Orchestra Society for years.

Fried landed on his first score for 1951's "Day of the Fight." His music for the 16-minute film led him to more scoring projects, including on "Terror in a Texas Town," "M Squad," "Riverboat," "Wagon Train," "I Bury the Living," "Ben Casey," "The Flying Nun," "Cast a Long Shadow," "It's About Time," and "Dino."

His compositions for "The Mystic Warrior," "Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story," and "The Silent Lovers" earned him three more Emmy nominations.