Biography
Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012) was an American composer and conductor. Hamlisch was one of only seventeen people to win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. This collection of all four is referred to as an "EGOT". He is one of only two people (along with composer Richard Rodgers) to have won those four prizes and a Pulitzer Prize ("PEGOT"). Description above from the Wikipedia article Marvin Hamlisch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Pulitzer Prize — Drama · 1976
- Tony Award — Best Original Score · 1976
- Grammy Award — Best New Artist · 1975
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 1974
- Academy Award — Best Original Song Score · 1974
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- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic Score · 1974
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
- Tony Award — Best Original Score · 2002 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 1997 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 1990 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 1986 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1983 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Original Song · 1982 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 1980 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 1979 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1978 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 1978 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best New Artist · 1975 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic Score · 1974 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Song Score · 1974 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 1972 · nominated
Filmography46 titles
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert
The Nanny
The Simpsons
The Sting
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Ordinary People
Ice Castles
Sophie's Choice
The Swimmer
The Sound of 007
Fat City
The Way We Were
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
David
Howard
Frankie and Johnny
The Spy Who Loved Me
Flap
The Mirror Has Two Faces
Bananas
Behind the Candelabra
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Save the Tiger
Same Time, Next Year
D.A.R.Y.L.
Starting Over
Shirley Valentine
Seems Like Old Times
The Informant!
Three Men and a Baby
A Chorus Line
Candles on Bay Street
Little Nikita
Gilda Live
Great Performances
Valley of the Dolls
The April Fools
Chapter Two
The World's Greatest Athlete
Something Big
Romantic Comedy
The January Man
Seasons of the Heart
The Experts
The Fabulous Allan Carr