Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012) was an American
composer and
conductor. He is one of twelve people to win an
Emmy,
Grammy,
Oscar, and
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 Globes.