Marvin Hamlisch passes

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Marvin Hamlisch, who composed the scores for dozens of movies including "The Sting" and won a Tony for "A Chorus Line," has died in Los Angeles at 68.

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Family spokesman Jason Lee says Hamlisch died Monday after a brief illness. Other details aren't being released.

Hamlisch's career included composing, conducting and arranging music from Broadway to Hollywood. His movies included "The Way We Were" and "Sophie's Choice."

He won three Academy Awards, four Emmys and a Tony.

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Awwwwww! What a shame!

He was way too young!

Lee

Heard it on the radio, what a loss!

A real loss! The first record I ever bought was of Hamlisch playing tunes from movie scores he'd written. I nearly wore a hole in that record - loved it...................

Fallon