Marvin Hamlisch
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"Marvin Frederick Hamlisch" was an American composer and conducting/conductor. He is one of only twelve people to win an Emmy Award/Emmy, Grammy Award/Grammy, Academy Award/Oscar, and Tony Award/Tony (also known as an EGOT). He is one of ten people to win three or more Oscars in one night and the only one other than a director or screenwriter to do so. He is one of only two people to have won those four prizes and a Pulitzer Prize (Richard Rodgers is the other). Hamlisch also won two Golden Globe Award/Golden Globes.

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I would love to find other pop stars who would be willing to tour with our orchestra. One of the benefits of James Taylor was that he had orchestrations. Many stars do not. My wish list would be exceedingly long, and at the top of it would be Kenny G and Carly Simon. Of course, the cost of some of these artists might be prohibitive.

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I told her I didn't do that sort of thing.

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I think that when NASA works on a moon shot, they know too well that all of the people working on it must do their job at 110 percent. Sometimes they probably put in 18 hour days, but they're aiming for the moon, and that's what counts.

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Learned about listening to yourself. You know the punch line but it has to seem as if you're going to find it.

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Bill Cosby, you name it, I never knew who would be there; but it was wonderful.

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I auditioned and was accepted to the Juilliard School of Music Preparatory Division at the age of six and a half.

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A Chorus Line.

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I realized that as I was getting older, I had to prioritize what I really wanted to do in the world of music. I concluded that I wanted to use my time to write shows for Broadway. Since I already have a very extensive conducting career that takes me away from New York for most weekends, I decided that I would not pursue film scores any more.

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I told her I'd be over in 10 minutes.

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