‘Windmills of Your Mind’ singer Noel Harrison dies
LONDON — Musician Noel Harrison, who sang the Oscar-winning ballad ‘‘The Windmills of Your Mind,’’ has died at 79.
Mr. Harrison’s wife, Lori Chapman, said Tuesday that he suffered a heart attack after a performance on Saturday in Devon, southwest England, and died later in a hospital.
The son of British actor Rex Harrison, Noel Harrison was an Olympic skier before becoming a professional musician.
‘‘The Windmills of Your Mind’’ was the theme to 1968 movie ‘‘The Thomas Crown Affair.’’
He leaves his wife and several children and grandchildren.
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