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Marvin Hamlisch
American composer and conductor (1944–2012)
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Hamlisch in the early 1970s | |
| Birth name | Marvin Frederick Hamlisch |
| Born | (1944-06-02)June 2, 1944 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | August 6, 2012(2012-08-06) (aged 68) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1965–2012 |
| Spouse | Terre Blair (m. 1989) |
| Website | marvinhamlisch.com |
Musical artist
Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012) 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").[1]
Early life
Hamlisch was born in Manhattan, to Viennese-born Jewish parents Lilly (née Schachter) and Max Hamlisch.[2] His father was an accordionist and ba