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Marvin Hamlisch

Marvin Hamlisch (born June 2, 1944) is one of the most successful composers of the twentieth century. He is perhaps best known for his adaptation of Scott Joplin's ragtime music for the motion picture The Sting, including its theme song, The Entertainer.

Hamlisch was born in New York City.

He is one of only a few people people to win all four major 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.

Broadway

  • (1970) Minnie's Boys
  • (1973) Seesaw
  • (1975) A Chorus Line (Pulitzer Prize)
  • (1978) They're Playing Our Song
  • (1983) Jean
  • (1986) Smile
  • (1993) The Goodbye Girl
  • (2002) Sweet Smell of Success
  • (2002) Imaginary Friends

Film

Films scored

  • The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
  • Open Season (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)
  • 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)
  • The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (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 (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)
  • The Entertainer (1976)
  • 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).

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
  • 1974 Winner, Best Original Dramatic Score - The Way We Were
  • 1974 Winner, Best Original Song - "The Way We Were" from The Way We Were
  • 1974 Winner, Best Original Song Score and/or Adaptation - The Sting
  • 1972 Nominee, Best Original Song - "Life Is What You Make It" from Kotch

Film trivia

In 1973, he became the first person to win three Academy Awards in the same evening.

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.


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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. In fact, Jessicka ran afoul of the adult entertainment laws of Jacksonville, Florida and was arrested in the city in 1994. Despite this, the group bore a greater resemblance to riot grrl groups, with Fodera's voice often child-like but able to reach a high intensity scream in the blink of an eye. In 1973, he became the first person to win three Academy Awards in the same evening. Like Manson, they were known for raunchy shows. He is one of only a few people people to win all four major 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. The group toured and performed with Marilyn Manson a significant number of times and have been compared to the more famous rocker. Hamlisch was born in New York City. She initially joined up with Tenni Ah-Cha-Cha, though twelve members rotated through the group in its life.

He is perhaps best known for his adaptation of Scott Joplin's ragtime music for the motion picture The Sting, including its theme song, The Entertainer. Jack Off Jill was a Florida Gothic-alternative rock band formed in 1992 by Jessicka Fodera. Marvin Hamlisch (born June 2, 1944) is one of the most successful composers of the twentieth century. Clear Hearts, Grey Flowers (2000), produced by Chris Vrenna. 1972 Nominee, Best Original Song - "Life Is What You Make It" from Kotch. Sexless Demons & Scars (1998), produced by Don Fleming. 1974 Winner, Best Original Song Score and/or Adaptation - The Sting.

1974 Winner, Best Original Song - "The Way We Were" from The Way We Were. 1974 Winner, Best Original Dramatic Score - The Way We Were. 1978 Nominee, Best Original Song - "Nobody Does It Better" from The Spy Who Loved Me. 1978 Nominee, Best Original Score - The Spy Who Loved Me.

1979 Nominee, Best Original Song - "The Last Time I Felt Like This" from Same Time Next Year. 1980 Nominee, Best Original Song - "Through The Eyes of Love" from Ice Castles. 1983 Nominee, Best Original Score - Sophie's Choice. 1986 Nominee, Best Original Song - "Surprise Surprise" from A Chorus Line.

1990 Nominee, Best Original Song - "The Girl Who Used To Be Me" from Shirley Valentine. 1997 Nominee, Best Original Song - "I've Finally Found Someone" from The Mirror Has Two Faces. The Swimmer (1968). Ski Patrol (1968).

Take the Money and Run (1969). The April Fools (1969). Move (1970). Flap (1970).

Something Big (1971). Kotch (1971). Bananas (1971). The War Between Men and Women (1972).

Fat City (1972). The World's Greatest Athlete (1973). Save the Tiger (1973). The Way We Were (1974).

The Sting (1974). The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975). Funny Lady (1975). The Entertainer (1976).

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977). Same Time Next Year (1978). The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978).

Ice Castles (1978). Starting Over (1979). Chapter Two (1979). Seems Like Old Times (1980).

Ordinary People (1980). Gilda Live (1980). Sophie's Choice (1982). I Ought To Be In Pictures (1982).

Romantic Comedy (1983). A Streetcar Named Desire (1984). DARYL (1985). A Chorus Line (1985).

When the Time Comes (1987). The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987). Three Men and a Baby (1987). The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987).

Sam Found Out: A Triple Play (1988). Little Nikita (1988). David (1988). January Man (1989).

Shirley Valentine (1989). The Experts (1989). Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990). Switched at Birth (1991).

Missing Pieces (1991). Frankie and Johnny (1991). Seasons of the Heart (1994). Open Season (1996).

The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996). (2002) Imaginary Friends. (2002) Sweet Smell of Success. (1993) The Goodbye Girl.

(1986) Smile. (1983) Jean. (1978) They're Playing Our Song. (1975) A Chorus Line (Pulitzer Prize).

(1973) Seesaw. (1970) Minnie's Boys.