Allee Willis, Who Wrote ‘Friends’ Theme and ‘September,’ Dies

LOS ANGELES—Allee Willis, a songwriter whose work included the Broadway musical “The Color Purple” as well as the theme song from the TV show “Friends” and Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September,” has died. She was 72.

The cause of death Tuesday was a cardiac event, her publicist, Ellyn Solis, told The New York Times.

The Times didn’t specify…