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Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Hamlisch, 2007, taken by Phil Konstantin.
Background information
Born	June 2, 1944 (1944-06-02) (age 63) New York City, New York, USA
Genre(s)	Film score
Occupation(s)	Composer, conductor
Instrument(s)	Piano
Years active	1965 - present
Associated acts	Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra National Symphony Orchestra San Diego Symphony

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Biography

Hamlisch was born in New York City to Viennese Jewish parents. His was a musical family with his father being an accordionist and bandleader. Marvin Hamlisch was something of a child prodigy and by age five he began mimicking music he heard on the radio on the piano. A few months before he turned seven, in 1951, he became the youngest person ever accepted to the Juilliard School. However anxiety issues kept him from pursuing a career as a concert pianist leading him to instead focus on composition, specifically for film and theater. His first job in "the business" was as a rehearsal pianist for Funny Girl with Barbra Streisand. Shortly after that he was hired by producer Sam Spiegel to play piano at Spiegel's parties. This connection led to his first film score, The Swimmer. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... The Viennese language is an East Central Austro-Bavarian dialect spoken mostly in the Austrian capital of Vienna. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... a piano accordion An accordion is a small portable free-reed wind instrument with a keyboard, the smallest representative of the organ family. ... A child prodigy is someone who is a master of one or more skills or arts at an early age. ... The Juilliard School is one of the worlds premiere performing arts conservatory located in New York City, it is informally identified as simply Juilliard, and trains in the fields of Dance, Drama, and Music. ... Original cast album Funny Girl is a semi-biographical musical based on the life and career of Broadway and film star and comedienne Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein. ... Barbra Joan Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an Academy Award-winning American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, liberal political activist, film producer and director. ... Sam Spiegel (11 November 1901 - 31 December 1985) was a successful independent film producer. ... The Swimmer is a short story by American author John Cheever, published in 1964 in the short story collection The Brigadier and the Golf Widow. ...

Although Liza Minnelli's debut album included a song he did in his teens, his first hit did not come until he was 21 years old. This song was done by Lesley Gore, in the form of Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows. (The song, in Lesley Gore's version, later figured prominently in the "Marge on the Lam" episode of The Simpsons) His first film score was for The Swimmer although he had done some music for films as early as 1965. Later he did music for some of Woody Allen's early films like Take the Money and Run. Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) is an Academy Award-winning and Tony Award-winning American actress and singer. ... Marge on the Lam is the sixth episode of The Simpsons fifth season. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... The Swimmer is a short story by American author John Cheever, published in 1964 in the short story collection The Brigadier and the Golf Widow. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Königsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... Take the Money and Run is a 1969 comedy film co-written by, directed by and starring Woody Allen. ...

Marvin Hamlisch on TV's The Match Game

The 1970s would be his peak period as a composer. This is most true of the first half of the decade. The best known work he did in this period might be adaptations of Scott Joplin's ragtime music for the motion picture The Sting, including its theme song, "The Entertainer". In award terms he had his greatest success with The Way We Were in 1974. For that he won two of his three 1974 Academy Awards. He also won 4 Grammy Awards in 1974, two of them for "The Way We Were." He continued having hits in the late 1970s after this. He co-wrote "Nobody Does It Better" from the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me with his then-girlfriend Carole Bayer Sager. He also wrote the orchestral/disco score for the film, which was rerecorded for album. The song went on to be nominated for an Oscar in 1977. He also had Broadway success with A Chorus Line and a score for a Neil Simon play. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ... Scott Joplin (born between June 1867 – January 1868[1]; died April 1, 1917) was an American musician and composer of ragtime music. ... Look up ragtime in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the 1973 film involving con artists. ... The Entertainer is a 1902 piano rag written by Scott Joplin and published by John Stark & Son. ... The Way We Were is a 1973 film which tells the story of an intense Jewish woman who marries a carefree WASP following World War II. Fundamental differences in the way they engage the world – as revealed in their responses to the rise of McCarthyism – eventually pull them apart. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Spy Who Loved Me is the tenth film in the EON Productions James Bond series and the third to star Roger Moore as British Secret Service agent, Commander James Bond. ... Carole Bayer Sager (born March 8, 1947 in New York City, New York) is an American lyricist, songwriter and singer best-known for writing the lyrics to many popular songs performed on Broadway and in Hollywood films. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... A Chorus Line is a musical with a book by James Kirkwood, Jr. ... Neil Simon (1966) Neil Simon (born Marvin Neil Simon July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City), is a Jewish American playwright and screenwriter. ...

Although productive the 1980s were a less successful period for him. On balance the decade was arguably his least successful period. At the very beginning of the decade his romantic relationship with Carole Bayer Sager ended, but their songwriting relationship continued. In 1983 the musical Jean failed in the United Kingdom and never appeared in the US. In 1986 Smile was a mixed success, but he did gain some note for the song Disneyland. He won no awards in music, theater, or film during the 1980s. This article cites very few or no references or sources. ... Jean is a common female given name in English-speaking countries, usually pronounced (IPA). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

In the 1980s he had success with the scores for Ordinary People (1980) and Sophie's Choice (1982). He also received an Academy Award nomination in 1986 for a song in the film version of A Chorus Line. He married his current wife in 1989. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Sophies Choice is a 1982 film that tells the story of a beautiful Polish immigrant, Sophie, and her tempestuous lover who share a boarding house with a young writer in Brooklyn. ... -1... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The 1980s had just been unsuccessful for him in comparison to the previous decade.

The Sting: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

The 1990s saw something of an improvement if not a return to the fame he once had in the 1970s. He received his first Emmy nomination for his musical work for the television show Brooklyn Bridge. Later he won his first Emmy for a Barbra Streisand special. He also received a Tony nomination for music in a musical version of The Goodbye Girl. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ... For the main article see Golden Globe Award. ... Barbra Joan Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an Academy Award-winning American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, liberal political activist, film producer and director. ... The Goodbye Girl is a 1977 film about an actor who sublets an apartment from another actor, who neglects to tell his former girlfriend, the current occupant. ...

Currently, he is Principal Pops Conductor for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra (the first person to hold this position) and the San Diego Symphony. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is one of the major orchestras in the United States. ... The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is located in Buffalo, New York, near DYouville College. ... The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), founded in 1931, is a major American symphony orchestra that performs at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC, USA. Since 1996, the music director of the orchestra is the American conductor Leonard Slatkin. ... Categories: Musical group stubs | American orchestras ...

He is one of only nine people to win all four major US performing awards, Emmy Award, Grammy Award, the Oscar and Tony Award. (See List of people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award. An Emmy Award. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... List of people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award: these artists achieved the rare feat in winning all four of the major awards of American show business: There are currently nine people who have won all four awards in standard competitive categories: Mel...

He will be inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (www.limusichalloffame.org) in 2007 The Long Island Music Hall of Fame is an organization located in Lake Grove, New York. ...

Broadway

• Imaginary Friends (2002)
• Sweet Smell of Success: The Musical (2002)
• The Goodbye Girl (1993)
• Smile (1986)
• Jean (1983)
• They're Playing Our Song (1978)
• A Chorus Line (Pulitzer Prize) (1975)
• Seesaw (1973) [Dance Arrangements]

Original cast recording The Goodbye Girl is a Broadway musical based on the film of the same name. ... Smile is a musical originally produced on Broadway in 1986. ... Original cast recording Theyre Playing Our Song was an original Broadway musical comedy with a book by Neil Simon, music by Marvin Hamlisch, and lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager. ... A Chorus Line is a musical with a book by James Kirkwood, Jr. ... The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. ... Seesaw is a musical comedy based on William Gibsons play, Two for the Seesaw which ran on Broadway in the late 1950s. ...

Film

Films scored

• The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
• Seasons of the Heart (1994)
• Frankie and Johnny (1991)
• Missing Pieces (1991)
• Switched at Birth (1991)
• Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
• The Experts (1989)
• Shirley Valentine (1989)
• The January Man (1989)
• David (1988)
• Little Nikita (1988)
• Sam Found Out: A Triple Play (1988)
• The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987)
• Three Men and a Baby (1987)
• Josh Howard (1987)
• When the Time Comes (1987)
• A Chorus Line (1985)
• DARYL (1985)
• A Streetcar Named Desire (1984)
• Romantic Comedy (1983)
• I Ought To Be In Pictures (1982)
• Sophie's Choice (1982)
• Gilda Live (1980)
• Ordinary People (1980)
• Seems Like Old Times (film) (1980)
• Chapter Two (1979)
• Starting Over (1979)
• Ice Castles (1978)
• The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978)
• Same Time, Next Year (1978)
• The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977)
• The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
• Funny Lady (1975)
• The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
• The Sting (1974)
• The Way We Were (1974)
• Save the Tiger (1973)
• The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)
• Fat City (1972)
• The War Between Men and Women (1972)
• Bananas (1971)
• Kotch (1971)
• Something Big (1971)
• Flap (1970)
• Move (1970)
• The April Fools (1969)
• Take the Money and Run (1969)
• Ski Patrol (1968)
• The Swimmer (1968)

The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) is a romantic comedy movie starred and directed by Barbra Streisand. ... DVD Cover Art Seasons of the Heart was a 1993 evangelistic film starring Leigh Lombardi and Sam Hennings. ... Frankie and Johnny is a 1991 motion picture directed by Garry Marshall. ... Switched at Birth is a 1991 Television film directed by Waris Hussein. ... Shirley Valentine is a play by Willy Russell, first staged in 1986. ... The January Man is a 1989 film, directed by Pat OConnor. ... David is a 1979 West German film by director Peter Lilienthal. ... Little Nikita is a 1988 film featuring River Phoenix and Sidney Poitier. ... Three Men and a Baby is a 1987 comedy film starring Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson. ... Joshua Jay Howard (born April 28, 1980 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is a 6 7 NBA small forward for the Dallas Mavericks. ... A Chorus Line is a musical with a book by James Kirkwood, Jr. ... Daryl Ellis (born August 13, 1955) is the professional name of Daryl Easton, formerly Daryl Martinez, an American magician based in Las Vegas. ... I Ought to Be in Pictures is a play by Neil Simon. ... Sophies Choice is a 1982 film that tells the story of a beautiful Polish immigrant, Sophie, and her tempestuous lover who share a boarding house with a young writer in Brooklyn. ... Gilda Live is a 1980 film. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... promotional poster for Seems Like Old Times Seems Like Old Times is a 1980 comedy film starring Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn and directed by Jay Sandrich. ... Chapter Two is a 1979 film which tells the story of a man whose first wifes death interferes with his starting a new relationship. ... Starting Over is a 1979 film which tells the story of a recently divorced man (Burt Reynolds) who is torn between his new girlfriend (Jill Clayburgh) and his ex-wife (Candice Bergen). ... Ice Castles is a 1978 American romantic drama, starring Lynn-Holly Johnson and Robby Benson. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Same Time, Next Year is a play by Bernard Slade which tells the story of a couple, married to others, who develop a relationship in which they meet each year at a country inn and spend a weekend together. ... The Absent Minded Waiter is a short film starring Steve Martin, Teri Garr, and Buck Henry. ... The Spy Who Loved Me is the tenth film in the EON Productions James Bond series and the third to star Roger Moore as British Secret Service agent, Commander James Bond. ... theatrical poster Funny Lady was a musical film of 1975, starring Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif. ... The Prisoner of Second Avenue is an American comedic (somewhat of a black comedy) play that ran on Broadway from November 1971 until September 1973. ... This article is about the 1973 film involving con artists. ... The Way We Were is a 1973 film which tells the story of an intense Jewish woman who marries a carefree WASP following World War II. Fundamental differences in the way they engage the world – as revealed in their responses to the rise of McCarthyism – eventually pull them apart. ... Save the Tiger is a 1973 film which tells the story of an ageing businessman whose business is about to collapse under his juggling of the books. ... The Worlds Greatest Athlete is a 1973 feature film released by the Walt Disney Company. ... Fat City is a 1972 John Huston-directed film starring: Stacy Keach as Tully Jeff Bridges as Ernie Susan Tyrrell as Oma Candy Clark as Faye Categories: 1972 films | Boxing films | Film stubs ... The War Between Men and Women is a comedy film starring Jack Lemmon, Barbara Harris, and Jason Robards. ... Bananas is a film written, directed, and starring Woody Allen and Louise Lasser in 1971. ... Kotch is a 1971 comedy film which tells the story of an elderly man who runs away so as not to be put into a nursing home. ... Western Comedy?! Look! Thats a wicked weird comedy for aWESTERN Something Big is a 1971 American motion picture produced by Andrew V. McLaglen (who also directed it) and James Lee Barrett (who also wrote the screenplay). ... Take the Money and Run is a 1969 comedy film co-written by, directed by and starring Woody Allen. ... Title card from The Swimmer (1968) The Swimmer is a 1968 film directed by Frank Perry and starring Burt Lancaster. ...

Academy Awards

• 1997 Nominee, Best Original Song - "I've Finally Found Someone" from The Mirror Has Two Faces
• 1990 Nominee, Best Original Song - "The Girl Who Used To Be Me" from Shirley Valentine
• 1986 Nominee, Best Original Song - "Surprise Surprise" from A Chorus Line
• 1983 Nominee, Best Original Score - Sophie's Choice
• 1980 Nominee, Best Original Song - "Through The Eyes of Love" from Ice Castles
• 1979 Nominee, Best Original Song - "The Last Time I Felt Like This" from Same Time Next Year
• 1978 Nominee, Best Original Score - The Spy Who Loved Me
• 1978 Nominee, Best Original Song - "Nobody Does It Better" from The Spy Who Loved Me
• 1973 Winner, Best Original Dramatic Score - The Way We Were
• 1973 Winner, Best Original Song - "The Way We Were" from The Way We Were
• 1973 Winner, Best Original Song Score and/or Adaptation - The Sting
• 1972 Nominee, Best Original Song - "Life Is What You Make It" from Kotch

The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) is a romantic comedy movie starred and directed by Barbra Streisand. ... Shirley Valentine is a play by Willy Russell, first staged in 1986. ... A Chorus Line is a musical with a book by James Kirkwood, Jr. ... Sophies Choice is a 1982 film that tells the story of a beautiful Polish immigrant, Sophie, and her tempestuous lover who share a boarding house with a young writer in Brooklyn. ... Ice Castles is a 1978 American romantic drama, starring Lynn-Holly Johnson and Robby Benson. ... Same Time, Next Year is a play by Bernard Slade which tells the story of a couple, married to others, who develop a relationship in which they meet each year at a country inn and spend a weekend together. ... The Spy Who Loved Me is the tenth film in the EON Productions James Bond series and the third to star Roger Moore as British Secret Service agent, Commander James Bond. ... The Spy Who Loved Me is the tenth film in the EON Productions James Bond series and the third to star Roger Moore as British Secret Service agent, Commander James Bond. ... The Way We Were is a 1973 film which tells the story of an intense Jewish woman who marries a carefree WASP following World War II. Fundamental differences in the way they engage the world – as revealed in their responses to the rise of McCarthyism – eventually pull them apart. ... The Way We Were is a 1973 film which tells the story of an intense Jewish woman who marries a carefree WASP following World War II. Fundamental differences in the way they engage the world – as revealed in their responses to the rise of McCarthyism – eventually pull them apart. ... This article is about the 1973 film involving con artists. ... Kotch is a 1971 comedy film which tells the story of an elderly man who runs away so as not to be put into a nursing home. ...

Trivia

In 1973, he became the first person to win three Academy Awards in the same evening. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ...

In 1977, he wrote the score for the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, as John Barry was unable to work in the United Kingdom due to tax reasons. To date, this is the most disco-oriented Bond score. Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... For other uses, see Casino Royale (2006 film). ... The Spy Who Loved Me is the tenth film in the EON Productions James Bond series and the third to star Roger Moore as British Secret Service agent, Commander James Bond. ... John Barry. ...

In 1996, in his HBO stand-up special, comedian Jon Stewart mentioned Hamlisch during a bit about an appearance on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee. Stewart claims that he and Hamlisch were sitting backstage during the beginning of the show, when Kathie Lee intimated that no one in the audience knew who the (then-fledgeling) comedian was. Hamlisch turned to Stewart and said, "Oooh, burn." 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz on November 28, 1962) is a nine-time Emmy-winning[2] American comedian, satirist, actor, writer, author, and producer. ... Categories: TV Spin-offs | Television talk shows | Television stubs ...

He has composed musical scores for over 40 musicals.

American evangelist Jerry Falwell refused to rule out the possibility of Hamlisch being the Antichrist in response to a direct query on the matter from comedian Al Franken[1]. Evangelism is the proclaiming of the Christian Gospel. ... Jerry Falwell (born August 11, 1933) is a fundamentalist pastor and televangelist from the United States. ... In Christian eschatology the Antichrist or Anti-christ (literally: anti, opposite, for, or as; christ, messiah) has come to mean a person, image of a person, or other entity that is the embodiment of evil. ... Alan Stuart Al Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an Emmy Award–winning American comedian, actor, author, screenwriter, political commentator, radio host and, recently, politician. ...

See also

• List of people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award

List of people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award: these artists achieved the rare feat in winning all four of the major awards of American show business: There are currently nine people who have won all four awards in standard competitive categories: Mel...

External links

• IMDB
• IBDB
• PBS article
• Lots of pictures of Marvin Hamlisch on Officer Phil's KUSI-TV page