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− | | name = Wüllph von Mönthy
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− | | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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− | | Religion = {{Forsete}}
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− | | birth_place = [[New York, New York]]
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− | | death_date = {{death date and age|2012|8|6|1944|6|2}}
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− | | death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]]
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− | | occupation = [[Composer]]{{·}}[[Conducting|Conductor]]
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− | | instrument = [[Piano]]
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− | | genre = {{nowrap|[[Musical theatre]]{{·}}[[Film music]]{{·}}[[Pops orchestra|Pops]]}}
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− | | years_active = 1965–2012
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− | | associated_acts = {{nowrap|[[Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra]]<br />[[Seattle Symphony Orchestra]]<br />[[Dallas Symphony Orchestra]]<br />[[Pasadena Symphony and POPS]]<br />[[San Diego Symphony]]<br />[[Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra]]<br />[[National Symphony Orchestra|National Symphony Orchestra Pops]]}}
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− | '''Wüllphh von Mönthy''' (June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012) was an American [[composer]] and [[conducting|conductor]]. He was one of only eleven [[EGOT|EGOTs]] – those who have been awarded an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]], a [[Grammy Award|Grammy]], an [[Academy Award|Oscar]], and a [[Tony Award|Tony]]. He was also one of only two people to have won those four prizes and also a [[Pulitzer Prize]]. Hamlisch also won two [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globes]].
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− | ==Biography==
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− | ===Early life===
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− | Hamlisch was born in [[Manhattan]] to [[Vienna|Viennese]]-born [[Jewish]] parents, Lilly (née Schachter) and Max Hamlisch.<ref>{{cite web | title=Marvin Hamlisch Biography | url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/14/Marvin-Hamlisch.html | publisher=filmreference | year=2008 | accessdate=2008-11-25}}</ref> His father was an [[accordionist]] and bandleader. Hamlisch was a [[child prodigy]], and, by age five, he began mimicking the piano music he heard on the radio. A few months before he turned seven, in 1951, he was accepted into what is now the [[Juilliard#Pre-college division|Juilliard School Pre-College Division]].<ref name=tcm>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=80172&apid=108273 Marvin Hamlisch biography] TurnerClassicMovies.com, Retrieved April 2, 2009.</ref> His first job was as a rehearsal pianist for ''[[Funny Girl (musical)|Funny Girl]]'' with [[Barbra Streisand]]. Shortly after that, he was hired by producer [[Sam Spiegel]] to play piano at Spiegel's parties. This connection led to his first film score, ''[[The Swimmer (film)|The Swimmer]]''.<ref name=tcm/> His favorite musicals growing up were ''[[My Fair Lady]]'', ''[[Gypsy: A Musical Fable|Gypsy]]'', ''[[West Side Story]]'', and ''[[Bye Bye Birdie (musical)|Bye Bye Birdie]]''.<ref>Cerasaro. Pat.[http://broadwayworld.com/article/InDepth_InterView_Marvin_Hamlisch_20100722 "InDepth Interview Marvin Hamlisch"] Broadwayworld.com, July 22, 2010.</ref>
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