Marvin Hamlisch Biography (1944-)

Full name, Marvin Frederick Hamlisch; born June 2, 1944, in New York, NY; sonof Max and Lily (maiden name, Schachter) Hamlisch; married Terre Blair (a television personality), March 6, 1989. Addresses: Contact: 970 Park Ave., #501, New York, NY 10028.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Composer, pianist, producer, conductor, music supervisor, music director, actor
Birth Details: June 2, 1944; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Ski Party, 1965
(Uncredited) Pianist, Valley of the Dolls, 1967
(Uncredited) Guest at movie screening, The Way We Were, 1973
Film Work
Music supervisor, Fat City, 1972
Conductor, Save the Tiger, 1973
Music director and music arranger, Pennies from Heaven, 1981
Orchestra conductor, Frankie and Johnny, Paramount, 1991
Television Appearances
Episodic
Alan Neider, "Val's Boyfriend," The Nanny, CBS, 1996
Himself, "Caroline and the Bitter Beast," Caroline in the City, NBC, 1997
Appeared in The Tonight Show; Late Night with David Letterman.
Television Work
Movies
Producer, The Entertainer, 1976
Musical director, Sam Found Out: A Triple Play (also known as Liza Minelli in Sam Found Out: A Triple Play), ABC, 1988
Specials
Musical director, Barbra Streisand: Timeless, Fox, c. 2001
Stage Work
Assistant to Buster Davis, Fade Out-Fade In, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1964
(With Billy Stritch) Musical arrangements and supervision, Minnelli onMinnelli, Palace Theatre, New York City, 1999-2000
WRITINGS
Stage Scores
A Chorus Line, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1975
They're Playing Our Song, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1979
Smile, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1986
Blithe Spirit, Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, 1987
The Goodbye Girl, Marquis Theatre, New York City, 1993
Sweet Smell of Success, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 2002
Film Scores
The Swimmer, Columbia, 1968
Take the Money and Run, Cinerama, 1969
The April Fools, 1969
Flap (also known as The Last Warrior), 1970
Move, 1970
Something Big, 1971
Bananas, United Artists, 1971
Save the Tiger, Paramount, 1972
The War between Men and Women, 1972
The Way We Were, Columbia, 1973
(Musical adaptation) The Sting, Universal, 1973
The World's Greatest Athlete, 1973
The Prisoner of Second Avenue, 1974
(Additional music adaptor) Funny Lady, 1975
The Spy Who Loved Me, United Artists, 1977
The Absent-Minded Waiter, 1977
Same Time, Next Year, Universal, 1979
Ice Castles, Columbia, 1979
Chapter Two, Columbia, 1979
(Musical adaptation) Ordinary People, Paramount, 1980

Seems Like Old Times (also known as Neil Simon's Seems Likes Old Times), Columbia, 1980
Gilda Live, 1980
Pennies from Heaven, 1981
Sophie's Choice, Universal, 1982
I Ought to Be in Pictures, 1982
Romantic Comedy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
D.A.R.Y.L., Paramount, 1985
Three Man and a Baby, Buena Vista, 1987
Little Nikita (also known as The Sleepers), 1988
Shirley Valentine, Paramount, 1989
The Experts, Paramount, 1989
Frankie and Johnny, Paramount, 1991
Missing Pieces, Orion, 1991
Open Season, Republic Pictures Corp., 1996
The Mirror Has Two Faces, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1996
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (also known as Austin Powers 2: The Spay Show Shagged Me), New Line Cinema, 1999
Standing Room Only, Buena Vista, 2001
Film Songs
(Uncredited) Ski Party, 1965 Bananas, United Artists, 1971
Kotch, Cinerama, 1971
Ice Castles, Columbia, 1979
Same Time, Next Year, Universal, 1979
Starting Over, Paramount, 1979
The Devil and Max Devlin, 1981
The Fan (also known as Trance), 1981
Romantic Comedy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
A Chorus Line, 1985
D.A.R.Y.L., Paramount, 1985
Shy People, 1987
Three Man and a Baby, Buena Vista, 1987
Big, 1988
Shirley Valentine, Paramount, 1989
January Man, 1989
Troop Beverly Hills, 1989
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear, 1991
What about Bob?, 1991
The Mirror Has Two Faces, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1996
Film Title Songs
The Spy Who Loved Me, United Artists, 1977
Television Theme Songs
Series
Good Morning, America, ABC, 1975
Beacon Hill, CBS, 1975
The Nancy Walker Show, 1976
Television Scores
Series
Doc Elliot, 1973
Hot L Baltimore, 1975
Beacon Hill, CBS, 1975
Television Theme Songs
Movies
The Underground Man, 1974
Television Scores
Movies
The Entertainer, 1976
A Streetcar Named Desire, 1984
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman, 1987
When the Time Comes, ABC, 1987
David, ABC, 1988
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction, 1990
Switched at Birth, 1991
Seasons of the Heart, NBC, 1994
Miniseries
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles, NBC, 1987
Television Songs
Specials
AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies, 1998
AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Stars, 1999
American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand, 2001
Songs
"Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows," 1960
"Nobody Does It Better," 1977
"One Song," c. 1992
Symphonic Work
"Anatomy of Peace," 1991.
Autobiography
(With Gerald Gardner) The Way I Was, Scribners/Stewart, 1992

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Musicians, Volume 1, Gale, 1989
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press, 1996

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