'True musical genius': celebrated composer Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68

Updated August 14 2012 - 2:28pm, first published August 8 2012 - 10:55am
Hamlisch earned the rare distinction of winning Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.
Hamlisch earned the rare distinction of winning Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.

Marvin Hamlisch, the award-winning composer of A Chorus Line and The Way We Were, has died suddenly at the age of 68, prompting warm tributes from Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, former US first lady Nancy Reagan and dozens of stage and screen stars.

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