Marvin Hamlisch

Sound

Born

2 June 1944 (81)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012) was an American composer and conductor. Hamlisch was one of only seventeen people to win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. This collection of all four is referred to as an "EGOT". He is one of only two people (along with composer Richard Rodgers) to have won those four prizes and a Pulitzer Prize ("PEGOT"). Description above from the Wikipedia article Marvin Hamlisch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.