Marvin Hamlisch(1944-2012)
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Musical talent ran in Marvin Hamlisch's family - his father was an
accordionist, and at seven Hamlisch was the youngest student ever
accepted by Manhattan's Julliard School of Music. Hamlich furthered his
education by taking night classes at Queens College and working during
the day as a rehearsal pianist for Broadway shows. He eventually began
composing songs for stage productions. In 1968 he met film producer
Sam Spiegel, resulting in his first
film score for The Swimmer (1968) (he
had previously written some songs for a low-budget teen epic,
Ski Party (1965), but did not do the
score for it). Hamlisch became well versed in the very specialized
field of film scoring. In addition to scoring films, he ventured into
film production as co-producer of
The Entertainer (1975).
In 1976 he won a Tony award for his scoring of the Broadway show,
A Chorus Line (1985).
Every EGOT Winner So Far
Every EGOT Winner So Far
Only a handful of artists have reached EGOT status, that rare achievement of winning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award. Here is the full list of these legends of entertainment.
