Marvin Hamlisch

Hamlisch was a once-in-a-generation melodist who somehow made sophisticated craft sound effortless and emotional. The fact that he won every major award and a Pulitzer almost undersells how warmly his music lands; the theme from The Way We Were can still wreck you in eight bars. A Chorus Line is one of the most beloved scores in Broadway history, and his arrangement work on The Sting introduced a whole generation to Scott Joplin. He had genuine showmanship as a conductor too. The musical theater and film worlds lost an irreplaceable voice when he died in 2012.

Marvin Hamlisch (1944-2012) was an American composer and conductor born in Manhattan, New York. A child prodigy who studied at Juilliard and Queens College, he became one of the rare EGOT winners, holding Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards, plus a Pulitzer Prize for the musical A Chorus Line. His celebrated work includes the scores for The Way We Were and The Sting and the song Nobody Does It Better.

Name (English)

Marvin Hamlisch

Name (Japanese)

マーヴィン・ハムリッシュ

Reading

まーゔぃん・はむりっしゅ

Born

June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Monkey

Origin

Manhattan, New York, United States

Occupation

Composer / Conductor / Songwriter / Film score composer / Actor

University

Queens College (City University of New York)

Awards & achievements

• 1974 Academy Award (Best Original Song)
• 1975 Grammy Award (Best New Artist)
• 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
• 1976 Tony Award (Best Original Score, Musical)
• Grammy Award (Song of the Year)

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://marvinhamlisch.us/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%A0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5

Tags

• From New York State
• Composer
• Conductor
• Songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-02

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