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Marvin Hamlisch. Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012) was an American composer. He was born in Manhattan, New York City. [1] He arranged the scores of lots of movies, including The Sting and Sophie's Choice. He won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award, Grammy Awards, a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize.
Oct 10, 2023 · Hamlisch’s wife, Terre Blair Hamlisch, who is dedicated to the preservation of his legacy, says “Marvin believed life was a book and not a chapter.” If Hamlisch’s life were a book, it included a bevy of accolades (he is one of two people to have ever achieved PEGOT status) and, most importantly, a mountain of timeless melodies.
Born in New York in 1944, Marvin Hamlisch grew up on Manhattan's Upper West Side. His father was an accordionist and bandleader specializing in dance music and Hamlisch showed a fascination with music at an early age. At age five, Hamlisch was mimicking the music he heard on the radio on the piano, and he began lessons a year later.
Aug 7, 2012 · "Marvin Hamlisch, who composed the scores for dozens of movies including The Sting and won a Tony for A Chorus Line, has died in Los Angeles at the age 68," The Associated Press reports.
1944Jun 02 Marvin Hamlisch is born on June 2 in New York City to Viennese-Jewish immigrants Lilly and Max Hamlisch 1951Jun 01 Hamlisch auditions and is accepted into the Julliard School of Music just before his 7th birthday. 1964Jul 19 Hamlisch take his first job as a rehearsal pianist for the Broadway musical Funny Girl, starring Barbra Streisand. 1965Jul 19 ...
Marvin Hamlisch held the position of principal pops conductor for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Pasadena Symphony Pops, Seattle Symphony, and San Diego Symphony. For 11 seasons, from 2000 to 2011, he was the NSO Principal Pops Conductor.
Marvin Frederick Hamlisch was an American composer and conductor. He is one of a handful of people to win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards, a feat dubbed the "EGOT". He and composer Richard Rodgers are the only people to have won those prizes and a Pulitzer Prize.
