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:

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.