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Marvin Hamlisch

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The Resume

    (June 2, 1944-August 7, 2012)
    Wrote songs 'Nobody Does It Better,' 'Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows,' 'I've Finally Found Someone,' 'The Last Time I Felt Like This,' 'What I Did for Love,' 'The Way We Were,' and 'Through the Eyes of Love'
    Music scoring for movies: 'The Mirror Has Two Faces' (1996), 'Open Season' (1996), 'Seasons of the Heart' (1994), 'Frankie and Johnny' (1991), 'Missing Pieces' (1991), 'Switched at Birth' (1991), 'Women and Men: Stories of Seduction' (1990), 'The Experts' (1989), 'Shirley Valentine' (1989), 'January Man' (1989), 'David' (1988), 'Little Nikita' (1988), 'Sam Found Out: A Triple Play' (1988), 'The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman' (1987), 'Three Men and a Baby' (1987), 'The Two Mrs. Grenvilles' (1987), 'When the Time Comes' (1987), 'A Chorus Line' (1985), 'DARYL' (1985), 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (1984), 'Romantic Comedy' (1983), 'I Ought To Be In Pictures' (1982), 'Sophie's Choice' (1982), 'Gilda Live' (1980), 'Ordinary People' (1980), 'Seems Like Old Times' (1980), 'Chapter Two' (1979), 'Starting Over' (1979), 'Ice Castles' (1978), 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' (1978), 'Same Time, Next Year' (1978), 'The Absent-Minded Waiter' (1977), 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (1977), 'The Entertainer' (1976), 'Funny Lady' (1975), 'The Prisoner of Second Avenue' (1975), 'The Sting' (1974), 'The Way We Were' (1974), 'Save the Tiger' (1973), 'The World's Greatest Athlete' (1973), 'Fat City' (1972), 'The War Between Men and Women' (1972), 'Bananas' (1971), 'Kotch' (1971), 'Something Big' (1971), 'Flap' (1970), 'Move' (1970), 'The April Fools' (1969), 'Take the Money and Run' (1969), 'Ski Patrol' (1968) and 'The Swimmer' (1968)
    Composed Broadway musicals 'Imaginary Friends' (2002), 'Sweet Smell of Success' (2002), 'The Goodbye Girl' (1993), 'Smile' (1986), 'Jean' (1983), 'They're Playing Our Song' (1978), 'A Chorus Line' (Pulitzer Prize)' (1975), 'Seesaw' (1973) and 'Minnie's Boys' (1970)
    Tony Award winner (1976)

Why he might be annoying:

    He did not get married until he was in his mid 40's.
    His music was sappy and old school.
    He believed that music is a 'communication's' skill.
    Since his triple win in the 1974 Academy Awards, he was nominated eight more times without a single victory.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He won Oscars, Grammys, Emmys, Golden Globes, a Tony and a Pulitzer Prize.
    He played piano.
    At seven, he was the youngest admitted to Julliard.
    He learned his craft playing piano at Broadway rehearsals.
    He won a Tony for 'A Chorus Line.'
    He was the first to sweep all three musical categories at an Academy Award show (1974).
    He collaborated with Alan and Marilyn Bergman.
    He conducted the New York Philharmonic, Boston Pops, London, Pittsburgh and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras.
    He performed with Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli and Groucho Marx.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 34 Votes: 55.88% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 27 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 13 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 31 Votes: 77.42% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 103 Votes: 54.37% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 26 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 192 Votes: 65.62% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 51 Votes: 49.02% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 117 Votes: 52.14% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 58 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 66 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 105 Votes: 54.29% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 136 Votes: 50.74% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 107 Votes: 51.40% Annoying