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

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

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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