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Oscar-winning French composer Michel Legrand dies aged 86
Source: BBC
Oscar-winning French composer Michel Legrand dies aged 86
26 January 2019
French Oscar-winning composer Michel Legrand has died in Paris aged 86, his spokesman has said.
During a career spanning more than 50 years, Legrand wrote over 200 film and TV scores, as well as songs.
In 1968, he won his first Oscar for the song The Windmills of Your Mind from The Thomas Crown Affair film.
Two more Oscars followed in 1971 and 1983 for the best original scores in Summer of '42 and Yentl films respectively.
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26 January 2019
French Oscar-winning composer Michel Legrand has died in Paris aged 86, his spokesman has said.
During a career spanning more than 50 years, Legrand wrote over 200 film and TV scores, as well as songs.
In 1968, he won his first Oscar for the song The Windmills of Your Mind from The Thomas Crown Affair film.
Two more Oscars followed in 1971 and 1983 for the best original scores in Summer of '42 and Yentl films respectively.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47013214
Michel Legrand was known for his often jazz-tinged music
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