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Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68
7-Aug-2012 -

Marvin Hamlisch, the composer and conductor best known for
the torch song "The Way We Were," died in Los Angeles Monday.
He was 68 years old. Hamlisch collapsed after a brief illness,
his family announced.
 
In a career that spanned over four decades, Hamlisch won
virtually every major award: three Oscars, four Grammys, four
Emmys, a Tony, and three Golden Globes.
 
Hamlisch composed music for more than 40 motion picture,
including his Oscar-winning score and song for “The Way We
Were,” and his adaptation of Scott Joplin’s ragtime music for
“The Sting,” for which he received a third Oscar.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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