Marvin Hamlisch

Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012) was an American composer. He was born in Manhattan, New York City.Telegraph obituary 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."Tony Legacy, They're the Top" , tonyawards.com, retrieved February 5, 2010. 

Hamlisch died from respiratory arrest complicated by hypertension in Los Angeles, California on August 6, 2012 at the age of 68.

Awards

 Pulitzer Prize 

 1975 Winner, A Chorus Line (Pulitzer Prize for Drama)

 Academy Awards 

 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.

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Category:Academy Award winning composers
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Category:Golden Globe Award winners
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Category:Best Original Song Academy Award-winning songwriters