This composer won an Oscar in 1973, a Grammy in 1974, a Tony in 1976, and a Pulitzer Prize in 1976 for his contributions to “A Chorus Line.” When he was six years old, he was accepted into what is now the Juilliard School Pre-College Division, he had his first hit at 21 with “Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows,” and wrote music for several early Woody Allen movies, but among his better-known works are adaptations of Scott Joplin’s ragtime music for “The Sting,” including its theme song, “The Entertainer” which sold nearly 2 million copies in the US alone.
Marvin Hamlisch