History Music / MarvinHamlisch

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* ''Imaginary Friends'' (2002)

He passed away in August 2012 at age 68 after a brief illness. During the last years of his life, he was an accompanist with Creator/IdinaMenzel, and at the time of his death, he had been picked as the new conductor for the Philadelphia Pops Orchestra after having worked with the Pittsburgh Pops since 1995. Tributes were widespread throughout the entertainment world, from Broadway dimming their lights, to Barbra Streisand singing "The Way We Were" during the "In Memoriam" segment of the 2013 Academy Awards.

He passed away in August 2012 at age 68 after a brief illness. At the time of his death, he had been picked as the new conductor for the Philadelphia Pops Orchestra after having worked with the Pittsburgh Pops since 1995. Tributes were widespread throughout the entertainment world, from Broadway dimming their lights, to Barbra Streisand singing "The Way We Were" during the "In Memoriam" segment of the 2013 Academy Awards.

He found prominence 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.

'''Marvin 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]].

Among his better-known works in the 1970s were his adaptation of Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer", famously featured in the 1973 film ''Film/TheSting'', hitting #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.

'''Marvin Hamlisch''' (June 2, 1944 -- August 6, 2012) was an award-winning American composer, songwriter and conductor. He was 1 of only 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 Hamlisch''' (June 2, 1944 -- August 6, 2012) was an award-winning American composer, songwriter and conductor. He was 1 of only 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 PulitzerPrize (the other being [[Creator/RodgersAndHammerstein Richard Rodgers]]). [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg He also won 2 Golden Globes]].

'''Marvin Hamlisch''' (June 2, 1944 -- August 6, 2012) was an award-winning American composer, songwriter and conductor. He was 1 of only 12 [=EGOTs=], winners of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. He was 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 PulitzerPrize (the other being [[Creator/RodgersAndHammerstein Richard Rodgers]]). He also won 2 Golden Globes.

Music/LizaMinelli's debut album included a song he'd written as a teenager, 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.

* ''Film/BehindTheCandelabra'' (2013)

* ''The Goodbye Girl'' (1993)

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

'''Marvin Hamlisch''' (June 2, 1944 -- August 6, 2012) was an American composer, songwriter and conductor. He was one of only 11 [=EGOTs=], winners of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. He and [[RodgersAndHammerstein Richard Rodgers]] were the only [=EGOTs=] to win those 4 awards and a PulitzerPrize.

Although Music/LizaMinelli's debut album included a song he'd written as a teenager, 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.

Among his better-known works in the 1970s were his adaptation of Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer", famously featured in the 1973 film ''Film/TheSting'', hitting #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. Scoring two more Academy Awards for Best Original Song and Best Original Score for ''Film/TheWayWeWere'', he was the second person to win 3 Oscars the same year after Creator/BillyWilder.

'''Marvin Hamlisch''' (June 2, 1944 -- August 6, 2012) was an American composer, songwriter and conductor. He was one of only 11 [=EGOTs=], winners of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. He and [[RodgersAndHammerstein Richard Rodgers]] were the only [=EGOTs=] to win those 4 prizes and a PulitzerPrize.

* ''Film/BehindTheCandelabra'' (2012)

* ''Film/TheInformant'' (2009)

* ''Theatre/AChorusLine'' (1975) - Pulitzer Prize for Drama

* ''Film/TheWayWeWere'' (1973)
* ''Film/TheSting'' (1973)

Marvin Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 -- August 6, 2012) was an American composer, songwriter and conductor. He was one of only 11 [=EGOTs=], winners of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. He and [[RodgersAndHammerstein Richard Rodgers]] were the only [=EGOTs=] to win those 4 prizes and a PulitzerPrize.

Among his better-known works in the 1970s were his adaptation of Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer", famously featured in the 1973 film ''Film/TheSting'', hitting #1 on the Billboard Contemporary charts, as well as #3 on the top 100 of that year, also earning an Academy Award nomination.

!!Notable Works:

* ''Theatre/AChorusLine'' (1975)
* ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'' (1977)

Marvin Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 -- August 6, 2012) was an American composer, songwriter and conductor. He was one of only 11 [=EGOTs=], winners of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. He and [[RodgersAndHammerstein Richard Rodgers]] were the only [=EGOTs=] to win those 4 prizes and a Pulitzer Prize.

Marvin Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 -- August 6, 2012) was an American composer, songwriter and conductor. He was one of only 11 [=EGOTs=], winners of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. He and [[RodgersAndHammerstein Richard Rogers]] were the only [=EGOTs=] to win those 4 prizes and a Pulitzer Prize.

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

!!Works:

* ''Theatre/AChorusLine (1975)

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