I WANT TO LIVE!!

Perusing through Wikipedia’s Deaths in 2020 site, the most recently added “John” to date is: 

Johnny Mandel, 94, American composer ("Suicide Is Painless", "The Shadow of Your Smile", "Emily"), Grammy winner (1966)

John Alfred Mandel (November 23, 1925 – June 29, 2020) 

My mothers birthday is also November 23rd.   Mandel’s Wiki page starts off by mentioning 8 musicians he worked with, where 2 of the surnames stand out — O’Day and Horn.  Not only are the names also words re “day” and “horn”, butt combined they generate a cryptic phrase— “day to blow ones horn” (a combination of “toot ones horn”... and a “signal to warn of danger”)... and “horn” also connects to Mandel’s occupation— composer.  Note from their wiki pages:

• Anita O'Day (October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006) 
• Shirley Horn (May 1, 1934 – October 20, 2005) 

Another addition to the “Targeting Family Birthdays” pattern cluster... and generating the now “November 23(x3)” pattern cluster.  Horn’s birthday, May 1, contains a cryptic “May won”... which is that much more meaningful when considering my name is May!!  AND, we also have an “October 18, __, 20/Date Sequence” pattern cluster.

Note this excerpt from Mandel’s wiki page:

debut film score he composed by himself in 1958 the multi nominated I Want to Live!

I like the sound of that— I WANT TO LIVE!!  A positive in a sea of negative.  So lets investigate the films wiki page... namely the notable persons mentioned in the first paragraph:

• Robert Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) 
• Susan Hayward (June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975) 
• Simon Oakland (August 28, 1915 – August 29, 1983) 
• Theodore Meir Bikel(2 May 1924 – 21 July 2015) 
• Barbara Graham (June 26, 1923 – June 3, 1955) 
• Nelson Gidding (September 15, 1919 – May 1, 2004)
• Don Mankiewicz (January 20, 1922 – April 25, 2015)
• Ed Montgomery  (December 30, 1910 – April 6, 1992) 

Note films cast: 

• Susan Hayward (June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975) as Barbara Graham
• Simon Oakland (August 28, 1915 – August 29, 1983) as Edward S. Montgomery "Ed"
• Virginia Vincent as Peg
• Theodore Bikel as Carl G.G. Palmberg
• Wesley Lau (June 18, 1921 – August 30, 1984)as Henry L. Graham
• Philip Coolidge  (August 5, 1908 – May 23, 1967) as Emmett Perkins
• Lou Krugman as John R. "Jack" Santo
• James Philbrook  (October 22, 1924—October 24, 1982)as Bruce King

• Bartlett Robinson  (December 9, 1912 – March 26, 1986) as District Attorney Milton
• Gage Clarke  (March 3, 1900 – October 23, 1964)as Attorney Richard G. Tibrow 
• Joe De Santis  (June 15, 1909 – August 30, 1989)as Al Matthews
• John Marley as Father Devers (October 17, 1907 – May 22, 1984)
• Raymond Thomas Bailey  (May 6, 1904 – April 15, 1980) as San Quentin Warden
• Gertrude Flynn  (January 14, 1909 – October 16, 1996)as San Quentin Matron
• Russell Thorson  (October 14, 1906 – July 6, 1982) as San Quentin Sergeant
• Dabbs Greer  (April 2, 1917 – April 28, 2007) as the San Quentin Captain

• Stafford Repp  (April 26, 1918 – November 5, 1974)as the police Sergeant
• Gavin MacLeod February 28, 1931) ias the police Lieutenant
• Alice Backes  (May 17, 1923 – March 15, 2007) as San Quentin Nurse
• Wendell Holmes as the police detective
• George Putnam  (July 14, 1914 – September 12, 2008)as Himself