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Michel Legrand

1932 - 2019

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Michel Jean Legrand (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl ləɡʁɑ̃]; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, jazz pianist, and singer. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Legrand is the 173rd most popular composer (down from 154th in 2019), the 786th most popular biography from France (down from 719th in 2019) and the 31st most popular French Composer.

Michel Legrand is a French composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist. He is most famous for his film scores, including The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Thomas Crown Affair, and The Young Girls of Rochefort.

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Among composers, Michel Legrand ranks 173 out of 1,451. Before him are Karol Szymanowski, Hugo Wolf, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Gian Carlo Menotti, and Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach. After him are Luciano Berio, Henri Vieuxtemps, Max Reger, Giuseppe Torelli, Francesco Cavalli, and Siegfried Wagner.

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Among people born in 1932, Michel Legrand ranks 39. Before him are Víctor Jara, Khaled al-Asaad, Melvin Schwartz, Camilo Cienfuegos, Carlos Saura, and Ellen Burstyn. After him are Frances E. Allen, Abdul Halim Khaddam, Zito, Anthony Perkins, Roy Scheider, and Houari Boumédiène. Among people deceased in 2019, Michel Legrand ranks 35. Before him are João Gilberto, Mariss Jansons, Immanuel Wallerstein, Alexei Leonov, Anna Karina, and Demetris Christofias. After him are David Koch, Bibi Andersson, Gordon Banks, Robert Evans, B. J. Habibie, and Prem Tinsulanonda.

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In France

Among people born in France, Michel Legrand ranks 786 out of 6,770. Before him are René Clair (1898), Georges Dumézil (1898), Bertrand du Guesclin (1320), Fanny Ardant (1949), Julie Clary (1771), and Dagobert II (650). After him are Hubert de Givenchy (1927), Mary of Guise (1515), Madame Roland (1754), Louis de Montfort (1673), Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848), and Paul Broca (1824).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Michel Legrand ranks 31. Before him are Pérotin (1160), Darius Milhaud (1892), Paul Dukas (1865), Marin Marais (1656), Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760), and Léonin (1135). After him are François-Adrien Boieldieu (1775), Charles-Marie Widor (1844), Pauline Viardot (1821), Fromental Halévy (1799), Lili Boulanger (1893), and Philippe de Vitry (1291).

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