Marvin Hamlisch, composer of ‘A Chorus Line’ and ‘The Sting,’ dies

Marvin Hamlisch, who composed or arranged the scores for dozens of movies including “The Sting,” and the Broadway smash “A Chorus Line,” has died in Los Angeles. He was 68.

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Jan. 21, 1977

Songwriter and composer Marvin Hamlisch is photographed during an interview at Sardi's restaurant in New York. Hamlisch, who composed the scores for dozens of movies including "The Sting" and won a Tony Award for "A Chorus Line," died in Los Angeles at 68. Family spokesman Jason Lee said Hamlisch died Aug. 6 after a brief illness.

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Jan. 26, 1974

Hamlisch, left, joins lyricists Marilyn and Alan Bergman at the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., after their win for best song for "The Way We Were."

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Sept. 23, 1979

First lady Rosalynn Carter reaches to shake hands with Hamlisch after he and entertainers Luci Arnaz and Robert Klein completed a show at a dinner on the South Lawn of the White House. The event was for held for members of Congress. From left are Rosalynn Carter; President Jimmy Carter; Arnaz and Hamlisch. Robert Klein is standing behind the first lady.

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April 13, 1980

Hamlisch sits with Faye Dunaway, left, and Lilly Hamlisch, right, Marvin's mother, at a party in New York. Standing are Allan Carr and Diane Vreeland.

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Nov. 5, 1981

Cindy Garvey, the estranged wife of ballplayer Steve Garvey, is escorted by Hamlisch to the opening of the Broadway play "Crimes of the Heart" in New York.

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Oct. 12, 1983

Hamlisch, left, and theatrical producer Joseph Papp at the record-breaking 3,389th performance of the musical "A Chorus Line" in New York.

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April 14, 1986

Celebrities rehearse in New York for the finale of "Broadway Applauds Lincoln Center," a gala benefit performance at Avery Fisher Hall. Front row from right: Shirley Jones, Leslie Uggams, Lillian Montevecohi, Dick Shawn and Bea Arthur. Second row from right: Jack Gilford, unidentified man, Hamlisch and Joel Silberman, conducting.

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Sept. 9, 1986

Hamlisch, right, at the piano with lyricist Howard Ashman in New York.

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Nov. 18, 1986

Senator Edward M. Kennedy, right, joins Hamlisch, at the piano, in New York after Kennedy was presented the Friend of Music Award by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Standing from left are Morton Gould, president of the ASCAP, composer Betty Comden and composer Adolph Green.

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March 8, 1987

First lady Nancy Reagan sings along with Hamlisch, left, Vic Damone and Liza Minnelli during a rehearsal at the White House for the "In Performance at the White House" telecasts.

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Feb. 28, 1888

First lady Nancy Reagan, second from right, joins actor and singer Jerry Orbach, left, singer Pearl Bailey and composer Hamlisch during a break in the rehearsal for "In Performance at the White House" in the East Room.

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Sept. 6, 1996

Hamlisch plays the piano in a Beverly Hill, Calif. hotel room.

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Oct. 5, 2000

Politician Ross Perot, left, with Hamlisch at the Library of Congress in Washington.

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Oct. 20, 2000

Hamlisch conducts the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center.

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March 27, 2003

Lawrence Ribits, president and chief executive of the Buffalo Philharmonic, left, reaches to shake the hand of Hamlisch after appointing him the principal pops conductor for the orchestra at the Kleinhan's Music Hall in Buffalo.

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Dec. 10, 2004

From left, Gail Scott, Alma Powell and Hamlisch at a lunch held by Rima Al-Sabah at the Kuwaiti Embassy in Washington in honor of Alma Powell.

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June 18, 2007

First lady Laura Bush, right, shakes hands with Hamlisch after he performed during a luncheon for Senate spouses at the White House.

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April 20, 2009

Singer Liza Minnelli performs with Hamlisch at the 2009 New York Philharmonic Spring Gala at Avery Fisher Hall in New York.

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Nov. 8, 2011

Hamlisch performs at the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Nov. 8, 2011

From, Ambassador Elizabeth Bagley, Hamlisch, Barbra Streisand and Alan Bergman at the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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