History Music / MarvinHamlisch

Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 -- August 6, 2012) was an American composer, songwriter and conductor. In his life and career, Marvin was among the most acclaimed names in music. He was one of fifteen [[UsefulNotes/TheEGOTs EGOTs (winners of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony)]], one of ten people to win three or more Oscars in one night (the only person other than a director or screenwriter to do so), and he was one of only two people to win those four awards and a UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize (the other being [[Creator/RodgersAndHammerstein Richard Rodgers]]). [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg He also won two Golden Globes]].

Creator/LizaMinnelli's 1964 debut album included a song he'd written as a teenager ("The Travelin' Life"), but he'd first reached national prominence in 1965, when the song "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows", co-written with Howard Liebling, was recorded by Music/LesleyGore, hitting #13 on the Billboard Top 100.

He found critical acclaim in the 1970s with his adaptation of Creator/ScottJoplin's "The Entertainer", famously featured in the 1973 film ''Film/TheSting'', which hit #1 on the Billboard Contemporary charts, as well as #3 on the top 100 of that year, also earning an Academy Award for Best Adapted Score. That same evening, he'd win two more Academy Awards, for Best Original Song and Best Original Score, for ''Film/TheWayWeWere'', making him the second person to win 3 Oscars the same evening after Creator/BillyWilder.

He found critical acclaim in the 1970s with his adaptation of Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer", famously featured in the 1973 film ''Film/TheSting'', which hit #1 on the Billboard Contemporary charts, as well as #3 on the top 100 of that year, also earning an Academy Award for Best Adapted Score. That same evening, he'd win two more Academy Awards, for Best Original Song and Best Original Score, for ''Film/TheWayWeWere'', making him the second person to win 3 Oscars the same evening after Creator/BillyWilder.

In 1975, he collaborated with writers James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, lyricist Edward Kleban, and choreographer Michael Bennett as composer for the Broadway musical ''Theatre/AChorusLine'', which won the Tony Award for Best Musical Score and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and was the longest-running Broadway show until ''Theatre/{{Cats}}'' broke its record. (Ironically, Webber pitched the musical to Hamlisch first ("Marvin, it's about cats"), but Hamlisch was already booked.

In 1975, he collaborated with writers James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, lyricist Edward Kleban, and choreographer Michael Bennett as composer for the Broadway musical ''Theatre/AChorusLine'', which won the Tony Award for Best Musical Score and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and was the longest-running Broadway show until ''Theatre/{{Cats}}'' broke its record.

* CelebrityResemblance: In ''Series/TheNanny'', "[[Recap/TheNannyS3E18ValsBoyfriend Val's Boyfriend]]", Maxwell's business partner [[RichBitch C.C. Babcock]] temporarily quits the partnership, so Fran helps them get back together by making her think Maxwell needs help signing Music/MarvinHamlisch onto a new production; in reality, he's Fran's former high school music teacher, Alan Neider, played by Hamlisch.

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Creator/LizaMinnelli's 1964 debut album included a song he'd written as a teenager ("The Travelin' Life"), but he'd first reached national prominence in 1965, when the song "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows", co-written with Howard Liebling, was recorded by Lesley Gore, hitting #13 on the Billboard Top 100.

Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 -- August 6, 2012) was an American composer, songwriter and conductor. In his life and career, Marvin was among the most acclaimed names in music. He was 1 of 12 [[UsefulNotes/TheEGOTs EGOTs (winners of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony)]], 1 of 10 people to win 3 or more Oscars in one night (the only person other than a director or screenwriter to do so), and he was 1 of only 2 people to win those 4 awards and a UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize (the other being [[Creator/RodgersAndHammerstein Richard Rodgers]]). [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg He also won 2 Golden Globes]].

Music/LizaMinelli's 1964 debut album included a song he'd written as a teenager ("The Travelin' Life"), but he'd first reached national prominence in 1965, when the song "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows", co-written with Howard Liebling, was recorded by Lesley Gore, hitting #13 on the Billboard Top 100.

Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 -- August 6, 2012) was an American composer, songwriter and conductor. In his life and career, Marvin was among the most acclaimed names in music. He was 1 of 12 [[TheEGOTs EGOTs (winners of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony)]], 1 of 10 people to win 3 or more Oscars in one night (the only person other than a director or screenwriter to do so), and he was 1 of only 2 people to win those 4 awards and a UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize (the other being [[Creator/RodgersAndHammerstein Richard Rodgers]]). [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg He also won 2 Golden Globes]].

* ''Film/HowToLoseAGuyInTenDays'' (2003)

* ''Film/TheInformant'' (2009)

Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 -- August 6, 2012) was an American composer, songwriter and conductor. In his life and career, Marvin was among the most acclaimed names in music. He was 1 of 12 [[TheEGOTs EGOTs (winners of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony)]], 1 of 10 people to win 3 or more Oscars in one night (the only person other than a director or screenwriter to do so), and he was 1 of only 3 people to win those 4 awards and a UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize (the others being [[Creator/RodgersAndHammerstein Richard Rodgers]] and [[Creator/LinManuelMiranda Lin-Manuel Miranda]]). [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg He also won 2 Golden Globes]].

Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 -- August 6, 2012) was an American composer, songwriter and conductor. In his life and career, Marvin was among the most acclaimed names in music. He was 1 of 12 [[TheEGOTs EGOTs (winners of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony)]], 1 of 10 people to win 3 or more Oscars in one night (the only person other than a director or screenwriter to do so), and he was 1 of only 2 people to win those 4 awards and a UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize (the other being [[Creator/RodgersAndHammerstein Richard Rodgers]]). [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg He also won 2 Golden Globes]].

Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 -- August 6, 2012) was an American composer, songwriter and conductor. In his life and career, Marvin was among the most acclaimed names in music. He was 1 of 12 [=EGOTs=] (winners of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony), 1 of 10 people to win 3 or more Oscars in one night (the only person other than a director or screenwriter to do so), and he was 1 of only 2 people to win those 4 awards and a UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize (the other being [[Creator/RodgersAndHammerstein Richard Rodgers]]). [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg He also won 2 Golden Globes]].

'''Marvin Frederick Hamlisch''' (June 2, 1944 -- August 6, 2012) was an American composer, songwriter and conductor. In his life and career, Marvin was among the most acclaimed names in music. He was 1 of 12 [=EGOTs=] (winners of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony), 1 of 10 people to win 3 or more Oscars in one night (the only person other than a director or screenwriter to do so), and he was 1 of only 2 people to win those 4 awards and a UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize (the other being [[Creator/RodgersAndHammerstein Richard Rodgers]]). [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg He also won 2 Golden Globes]].

He was born in [[BigApplesauce New York City]] to Austrian immigrants. His father, an accordionist and bandleader, saw that he [[ChildProdigy demonstrated great musical talent at a early age]], and helped him enroll into what is now the Julliard School Pre-College Division at age 7.

'''Marvin Frederick Hamlisch''' (June 2, 1944 -- August 6, 2012) was an award-winning American composer, songwriter and conductor. He was 1 of 12 [=EGOTs=] (winners of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony), 1 of 10 people to win 3 or more Oscars in one night (the only person other than a director or screenwriter to do so), and he was 1 of only 2 people to win those 4 awards and a UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize (the other being [[Creator/RodgersAndHammerstein Richard Rodgers]]). [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg He also won 2 Golden Globes]].

He was born in [[BigApplesauce New York City]] to Austrian immigrants. His father, an accordionist and bandleader, saw that he [[ChildProdigy demonstrated great musical talent at a early age]], enrolling into what is now the Julliard School Pre-College Division at age 7.

The son of a Austrian-born accordionist and bandleader, [[ChildProdigy Hamlisch demonstrated great musical talent at a early age]], enrolling into what is now the Julliard School Pre-College Division at age 7.

In 1975, he collaborated with writers James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, and lyricist Edward Kleban as composer for the Broadway musical ''Theatre/AChorusLine'', which won the Tony Award for Best Musical Score and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and was the longest-running Broadway show until ''Theatre/{{Cats}}'' broke its record.