According to long-time friend David Goldstein, Nolte died in Minneapolis listening to one of his favorite operas – a recording of Vincenzo Bellini's Norma.
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He wrote the play Do Not Pass Go, which was produced off-Broadway, and wrote the librettos for two operas by Dominick Argento, The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe and Valentino.
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He is survived by his partner of over 50 years, former English-American child actor Terry Kilburn.
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