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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Michel_LegrandMichel Legrand - Wikipedia

    Michel Jean Legrand ( French pronunciation: [miʃɛl ləɡʁɑ̃]; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, jazz pianist, [1] and singer. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many songs. [2] His scores for two of the films of French ...

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0006166Michel Legrand - Biography - IMDb

    Michel Legrand. Composer: The Thomas Crown Affair. Michel Legrand is a three-time Academy Award-winning French composer, conductor and pianist who composed over 200 film and television scores as well as recorded over a hundred albums of jazz, popular and classical music. He was born on February 24, 1932, in Becon-les-Bruyeres, in the Paris suburbs, France. His father, Raymond Legrand, was a ...

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    • January 26, 2019

  3. www.nytimes.com › michel-legrand-deadMichel Legrand, Pianist and Film Composer, Dies at 86

    Jan 26, 2019 · Michel Jean Legrand was born on Feb. 24, 1932, in Bécon-les-Bruyères, a suburb of Paris, to a French father, Raymond Legrand, a composer and actor, and an Armenian mother, the former Marcelle ...

  4. www.udiscovermusic.com › stories › michel-legrandMichel Legrand: The Grand Master Of French Cinema | uDiscover

    Feb 24, 2024 · Michel Legrand was born in Paris, on February 24, 1932, into a family that was musically well-connected. His father was Raymond Legrand, who earned renown in France as a composer and conductor of ...

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  6. www.npr.org › 2019/01/26 › 689050826Michel Legrand, Oscar-Winning Composer Who Lived ... - NPR

    Jan 26, 2019 · Legrand died Saturday. Laurent Cipriani/AP. Three-time Oscar-winning composer, songwriter and pianist Michel Legrand died Saturday at his home in France. He was 86. The conservatory-trained ...

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  7. www.songhall.org › profile › Michel_LegrandMichel Legrand | Songwriters Hall of Fame

    Oscar for "Windmills of Your Mind" with Bergmans. Michel Legrand, native and resident of Paris, was one of the most successful foreign-born composers ever to grace the American best-seller lists. From his very first success in the United States with the memorable album I Love Paris in 1954, his productivity continued unabated throughout his life.

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  9. www.npr.org › 2019/01/28 › 689314329Remembering Academy Award-Winning Composer Michel Legrand

    Jan 28, 2019 · We're going to remember Michel Legrand, a French pianist and prolific composer of film scores and songs. He died Saturday at age 86. Over his career, which spanned six decades, Legrand won three ...