Marvin Hamlisch | |
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![]() Hamlisch in the early 1970s | |
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Birth name | Marvin Frederick Hamlisch |
Born | New York City, U.S. | June 2, 1944
Died | August 6, 2012 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 68)
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Instrument | Piano |
Years active | 1965–2012 |
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Website | marvinhamlisch |
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]