Marvin Hamlisch
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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.[2]
Hamlisch died from respiratory arrest complicated by hypertension in Los Angeles, California on August 6, 2012 at the age of 68.[3]
Awards
[change | change source]Pulitzer Prize
[change | change source]- 1975 Winner, A Chorus Line (Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
Academy Awards
[change | change source]- 1974 Winner, Best Original Dramatic Score – The Way We Were
- 1974 Winner, Best Original Song Score and/or Adaptation – The Sting
- 1974 Winner, Best Original Song – "The Way We Were" from The Way We Were
In 1974, Hamlisch became the second person to win three Academy Awards in the same evening, following Billy Wilder in 1961.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Telegraph obituary
- ↑ "Tony Legacy, They're the Top" Archived 2003-06-09 at the Wayback Machine, tonyawards.com, retrieved February 5, 2010.
- ↑ Woo, Elaine (August 8, 2012). "Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68; award-winning composer of popular music". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
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