Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Hamlisch · Arts & Literature
Composer of A Chorus Line and The Way We Were; rare EGOT and Pulitzer winner
1944, New York City, United States — 2012, Los Angeles, California, United States
United States
Marvin Hamlisch is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Composer of A Chorus Line and The Way We Were; rare EGOT and Pulitzer winner
Hamlisch composed the Pulitzer Prize–winning musical A Chorus Line and scores including The Way We Were and The Sting, becoming one of only a handful of people to win the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) plus a Pulitzer. He won three Academy Awards in a single night in 1974. Born in New York to Viennese Jewish immigrant parents, he was Jewish.
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Composer of A Chorus Line and The Way We Were; rare EGOT and Pulitzer winner
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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