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  1. 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 ...

  2. 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. 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. Jan 26, 2019 · Michel Legrand, Oscar-Winning Composer Who Lived 'Surrounded by Music', Dies At 86 The musician worked across genres, collaborating with American stars like Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra and Barbra ...

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  5. Mar 18, 2019 · Michel Legrand was born in a Paris suburb into a family of working musicians. Raymond Legrand, his father, was a conductor and composer. Michel was a prodigy, entering the Paris Conservatoire at 11 and studying with such luminaries as the legendary teacher of composers, Nadia Boulanger. The Conservatoire was a revelation for him.

  6. 19322019Born/Died. 1990Inducted. 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 ...

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  8. 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 ...