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Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love (2013)

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love (2013)

Music Documentary
Release Date: 2013, October 12
Directors: Dori Berinstein
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Cast: John Lithgow, Christopher Walken, Idina Menzel, Ann-Margret, Barbra Streisand, Melissa Manchester, Lucie Arnaz, Carly Simon, Carole Bayer Sager

Overview:

When Marvin Hamlisch passed away in August 2012 the worlds of music, theatre and cinema lost a talent the likes of which we may never see again. Seemingly destined for greatness, Hamlisch was accepted into New York’s Juilliard School as a 6-year-old musical prodigy and rapidly developed into a phenomenon. With instantly classic hits ‘The Way We Were’ and ‘Nobody Does It Better’ and scores for Hollywood films such as The Swimmer, The Sting and Sophie’s Choice and the Broadway juggernaut A Chorus Line; Hamlisch became the go-to composer for film and Broadway producers and a prominent presence on the international Concert Hall circuit. His streak was staggering, vast, unprecedented and glorious, by the age of 31 Hamlisch had won 4 Grammys, an Emmy, 3 Oscars, a Tony and a Pulitzer prize: success that burned so bright, it proved impossible to match.

Keywords:

biography woman director broadway cinema history songwriting