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New York, 1944 · Los Angeles, 2012

Marvin Hamlisch

Three Oscars in a single night, for The Way We Were and The Sting, and the composer of A Chorus Line.

He entered Juilliard at seven. At the 1974 ceremony he won three Oscars: score and song for The Way We Were, and the adaptation of Scott Joplin's rags for The Sting. Then came the musical A Chorus Line, which won him the Tony and the Pulitzer, and the song Nobody Does It Better from The Spy Who Loved Me. He is one of only two people with an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony and Pulitzer.

Style
Melodic Broadway song, piano and light orchestra.
Awards
3 Oscars in 1974: score and song for The Way We Were and the adaptation for The Sting. Emmy, Grammy, Tony and Pulitzer.

Discography

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    Awards counted up to the 2026 Academy Awards. Facts reviewed in October 2026.