Michel Legrand

Birth Name:

Michel Jean Legrand

Birth Date:

February 24, 1932

Birth Place:

Ménilmontant, Paris, France

Death Date:

January 26, 2019

Place of Death:

American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

Age:

Cause of Death:

Septicemia

Cemetery Name:

Cimetière du Père Lachaise

Claim to Fame:

Music

It is difficult to pin the multi-talented Michel Legrand down into one single category. This amazingly versatile French singer, songwriter, composer, arranger, conductor and producer has enjoyed a whirlwind career, excelling in an impressively broad range of domains from film soundtracks and French 'chanson' to jazz and classical music. An international star, who has won as much respect in the States as he has in Europe, Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to his vast repertoire of songs. His scores for two of the films of French New Wave director Jacques Demy, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967), earned Legrand his first Academy Award nominations. Legrand won his first Oscar for the song "The Windmills of Your Mind" from The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), and additional Oscars for Summer of '42 (1971) and Barbra Streisand's Yentl (1983). In the end Legrand composed more than two hundred film and television scores and won three Oscars, five Grammys and was nominated and/or won American Emmy awards, Australian Film Institute awards and too many other great honors to list here.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Cimetière du Père Lachaise

16 Rue du Repos, 6ème division, Chemin Lesseps

Paris, , 75020

France

Europe

Map:

Cimetière du Père-Lachaise in Paris, France

Grave Location:

Division 44, avenue transversale n°2, line 1

Grave Location Description

As you make your way through the cemetery, head for the massive columbarium and crematorium. Division 44 can be found across the street along Avenue Transversale n°2. Legendary French composer Michel Legrand can be found on Avenue Transversale n°2 near the intersection of Avenue Aguado.

Grave Location GPS

48.862038981983616, 2.395557364421173

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FAQ's

Michel Legrand was born on February 24, 1932.

Michel Legrand was born in Ménilmontant, Paris, France.

Michel Legrand died on January 26, 2019.

Michel Legrand died in American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

Michel Legrand was 86.

The cause of death was Septicemia.

Michel Legrand's grave is in Cimetière du Père Lachaise

Videos Featuring Michel Legrand:

Michel Legrand - I Will Wait For You - Les Parapluies de Cherbourg

Michel Legrand - Les moulins de mon coeur (1976)

Sting and Michel Legrand

John Williams Conducts Michel Legrand - How Do You Keep the Music Playing (Feat. Tony Bennett)

Michel Legrand - Summer of 42

Grand Piano 3 - Oscar Peterson & Michel Legrand

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age: 60

cause_of_death: Lou Gehrig's disease

claim_to_fame: Music

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Michel Legrand