Marvin Hamlisch

Career overview

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Name: Marvin Frederick Hamlisch.
Dates: June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012 (68 years old).
Profession: American composer, conductor, and pianist.
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA.
Awards: One of seventeen people to win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards (EGOT). One of only two people (along with Richard Rodgers) to win those four plus a Pulitzer Prize (PEGOT).
Education: Youngest student ever accepted by Manhattan's Juilliard School of Music at age seven. Took night classes at Queens College.
Family: Father was an accordionist.
Known For: Sound.
Credits: 84 known credits.
Specific Works: Composer for The Spy Who Loved Me.
Musical Style/Corpus: Scores for film and theatre. Stylistically diverse corpus including instrumental adaptations of popular tunes, balladlike solo songs, rock and disco music.
Other details: Finished scoring a musical theatre version of something shortly before death (source [5] is cut off).
Paragraph 1: Identity and Early Life.
Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012) was an American composer, conductor, and pianist. Born in New York City, New York, Hamlisch came from a family with musical talent, as his father was an accordionist. At the age of seven, he became the youngest student ever accepted by Manhattan's Juilliard School of Music. He later continued his education by taking night classes at Queens College.
Paragraph 2: Career and Achievements.
Hamlisch's career included 84 known credits, and he was recognized for his versatility in scoring for both film and theatre. His diverse musical corpus encompasses rock and disco music, balladlike solo songs, and instrumental adaptations of popular tunes. His work includes composing for The Spy Who Loved Me. He achieved the rare distinction of being one of seventeen people to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award, a collection of prizes known as an EGOT. Furthermore, he is one of only two individuals, alongside composer Richard Rodgers, to have won those four awards in addition to a Pulitzer Prize, a feat referred to as a PEGOT.
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Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012) was an American composer, conductor, and pianist. Born in New York City, New York, Hamlisch was raised in a family with musical talent; his father was an accordionist. At age seven, he became the youngest student ever accepted by Manhattan's Juilliard School of Music. He furthered his education by attending night classes at Queens College.

Hamlisch is noted for his versatility in composing scores for film and theatre. His stylistically diverse body of work includes rock and disco music, balladlike solo songs, and instrumental adaptations of popular tunes. Among his known credits is his work as the composer for The Spy Who Loved Me.