DeathAugust 62012

Marvin Hamlisch

Marvin Hamlisch, American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1944)

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When
Monday, August 6 201214 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
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Marvin Hamlisch

At a glance

Born 1944-06-02; died 2012-08-06.

Known as: composer, conductor, songwriter, film score composer, and actor. Citizenship: United States.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Personal life Hamlisch's relationship with lyricist Carole Bayer Sager inspired the musical They're Playing Our Song . [ 1 ] He was also in a relationship with actress Emma Samms . [ 2 ] He was in a relationship with television personality Cyndy Garvey after her breakup with her husband, Steve Garvey . [ 3 ] In May 1989, Hamlisch married Terre Blair , from Columbus, Ohio , who was the weather and news anchor for that city's ABC affiliate, WSYX -Channel 6. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [

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 ("PEGOT").

Early life

Educated at: Queens College.

Early life Hamlisch was born in Manhattan , to Viennese -born Jewish parents Lilly (née Schachter) and Max Hamlisch. [ 1 ] His father was an accordionist and bandleader. Hamlisch was a child prodigy ; by age five, he began mimicking the piano music he heard on the radio. A few months before he turned seven, in 1951, he was accepted into what is now the Juilliard School Pre-College Division . [ 2 ] His favorite musicals growing up were My Fair Lady , Gypsy , West Side Story , and Bye Bye Birdie .

Path and career

Awards / honours: Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score, and Academy Award for Best Original Song Score.

Career Hamlisch attended Queens College , earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1967. [ 1 ] His first job was as a rehearsal pianist for Funny Girl with Barbra Streisand . Even on tour he would take time to book Kenny Veenstra's Progressive Music Studio to send musical ideas back to "Babs" in New York. Shortly afterward, producer Sam Spiegel hired him to play piano at parties, and later to score Spiegel's 1968 film The Swimmer . [ 1 ]

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