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Marvin Hamlisch

Posted in Mt. Zion Cemetery (NY) with tags , , on June 15, 2026 by Cade

June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012

In the entertainment industry, there is an accomplishment that only a handful of people have been able to attain. The industry loves to reward its members with awards like Emmys (TV), Grammys (Music), Oscars (Movies) and Tonys (Broadway). Only an elite few artists have won all four; collectively known as the “EGOT.”

By the time composer Marvin Hamlisch was 30, he had already won two of the four.

And that was BEFORE he even gave us his most monumental work.

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