Marvin Hamlisch

Composer and Conductor

Male

Born Jun 2, 1944

Hometown New York, New York

Died Aug 6, 2012

Death Place Los Angeles, Cali...

Instruments Piano

Performed With Pasadena Symphony...

Marvin Frederick Hamlisch was an American composer and conductor. He was one of only eleven EGOTs%C2%A0%E2%80%93 those who have been awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. He was also one of only two people to have won those four prizes and a Pulitzer… Read More

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Dated 1980
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Liz Smith: She's Still Here Beautiful, 'Bossy' Barbra The Legend Is Lavished With Well Deserved Praise At The Lincoln Center Film Society
Huffington Post - Apr 24, 2013

"Well, in my limited experience, I'd have to say -- that was the best-girl-on-girl action of my life!" • This was actress Amy Irving, referring to her "love scene," kissing Barbra Streisand in"Yentl -- you know, the one where Barbra is forced to masquerade as a male Yeshiva student, so as to further the education denied to women of her time. This choice bit of info came the other night onstage at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, where Barbra was feted by famous colleagues...
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Randall Jenson: Oscars 2013 Bring Gay Surprises And The Best 'Divas Live' Performances Ever
Huffington Post - Feb 25, 2013

Full of exciting performances and celebrity spotlights, this year's Oscars proved to be not only an amazing awards telecast but one of the best Divas Live concerts in a long time. The opening number featured ambiguously gay host Seth MacFarlane singing an original song, "We Saw Your Boobs," which listed the many famous actresses who have bared their breasts on the big screen. Ironically, as the song reached its climax, MacFarlane was joined by the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, wh...
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This year's Oscars show on ABC wrapped after a bit over three and a half hours and there were a bunch of great moments, a bit of tedium and a lot of disappointment over the tasteless antics of host Seth MacFarlane. Look, I'm not a prude, though I've ranted at the likes of Ricky Gervais when he hosted the Golden Globes. You don't have to be sweetness and light and/or just mildly funny, but as Tina Fey and Amy Poehler displayed at the Golden Globes you can find the right mix to be...
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As 2012 comes to a close, viewers will have a lot of New Year's Eve TV programming to pick from. There's something for everyone tonight, whether you're feeling traditional and want to celebrate with "New Year's Rockin' Eve" (sadly without Dick Clark for the first time) or a splatter-tastic "Walking Dead" marathon -- here's a list of TV highlights for December 31, 2012. "Pretty Woman" (8 p.m. EST, Lifetime) Get nostalgic with the classic Julia Roberts/Richard Gere rom-com before...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1944 Birth Born on June 2, 1944.

1951 7 Years Old A few months before he turned seven, in 1951, he was accepted into what is now the Juilliard School Pre-College Division. … Read More

TWENTIES

1967 23 Years Old 1 More Event

Hamlisch attended Queens College, earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1967. … Read More

1973 29 Years Old He had great success in 1973, winning two Academy Awards for The Way We Were and one for The Sting.

THIRTIES

1974 30 Years Old He won four Grammy Awards in 1974, two for "The Way We Were".

1975 31 Years Old 1 More Event

In 1975, he wrote what, for the first 12 years, would be the original theme music for Good Morning America, which was built around four notes. … Read More

FORTIES

1989 45 Years Old In May 1989, Hamlisch married Terre Blair, a native of Columbus, Ohio, and weather/news anchor from that city's ABC affiliate, WTVN-Channel 6. … Read More

FIFTIES

1994 50 Years Old Hamlisch was Musical Director and arranger of Barbra Streisand's 1994 concert tour of the U.S. and England as well as of the television special, Barbra Streisand: The Concert, for which he received two of his Emmys. … Read More

1995 51 Years Old He also received six Emmy Award nominations, winning four times, twice for music direction of Barbra Streisand specials, in 1995 and 2001. … Read More

LATE ADULTHOOD

2008 64 Years Old 1 More Event

He was also inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2008.

2012 68 Years Old 1 More Event

Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin and Liza Minnelli took turns singing songs by Hamlisch during a memorial service for the composer on September 18, 2012. … Read More

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