Marvin Hamlisch
Birth Name:
Marvin Frederick Hamlisch
Birth Date:
June 2, 1944
Birth Place:
New York, New York
Death Date:
August 6, 2012
Place of Death:
Los Angeles, California
Age:
68
Cause of Death:
Respiratory arrest caused by a combination of anoxic brain encephalopathy (failure of oxygen to reach the brain) and hypertension
Cemetery Name:
Mount Zion Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Music
Legendary musician, composer and conductor Marvin Hamlisch was one of only sixteen people to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards ("EGOT") and is one of only two people (along with composer Richard Rodgers) to have won those four prizes and a Pulitzer Prize ("PEGOT").
Cemetery Information:
Final Resting Place:
Mount Zion Cemetery
59-63 54th Avenue
Maspeth (Queens), New York, 11378
United States
North America
Map:
Grave Location:
Path 28R, Gate 12, Grave 97/98, Map 39 (Beth Avrohom Society)Grave Location Description
As you drive towards the center of the cemetery, look for Path 28. Walk up the hill and then back down the other side and enter Gate 12 on your left. Walk approximately six graves and look to your right for his upright monument.
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Read More About Marvin Hamlisch:
Videos Featuring Marvin Hamlisch:
Marvin Hamlisch, the Ultimate Mensch | American Masters | PBS
Broadway Up Close and Personal: Marvin Hamlisch plays the unused Overture from "A Chorus Line"
"ONE" by Marvin Hamlisch in the White House, 1988
A Conversation with Marvin Hamlisch
Bootleg video of Marvin playing a melody of hits
Johnny Carson plays host to Bing Crosby, Ray Bolger & Marvin Hamlisch 1976
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