Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary Composer Biographies

Marvin Hamlisch

Born:	June 2, 1944 in New York, New York, America
Died:	August 7, 2012 in Los Angeles, California, America
Nationality:	American
Era:	Twentieth Century
Main genre:	Film Scores
Main works:	Musical: A Chorus Line (Tony Award & Pulitzer Prize) Popular Songs: Anatomy of Peace Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows California Nights They’re Playing our Song Film Scores: The Way We Were (Academy Award) Sophie’s Choice Three Men and a Baby Drop Dead Gorgeous Take the Money and Run Bananas The April Fools The Swimmer The Sting (adaptation) (Academy Award)
Brief biography:	Marvin Hamlisch began studying at the Juilliard School of Music when he was seven years old. He wrote several hits during the 1960s, including Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows and California Nights. Wrote the suite Anatomy of Peace in 1991, which was performed in 1994 to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of D-Day. He has won four Grammys, three Oscars, two Emmys, a Tony, and 3 Golden Globes. Also won the Pulitzer Prize for A Chorus Line. He is currently the Principal Pops Conductor for both the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra.