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Unconditional Satisfaction GuaranteeNo Shipping Fees Above 302 Months to Decide. Returns Simplified.An illustrated biography of one of the greatest composers and conductors of the 20th century, Marvin Hamlisch, for any young reader who loves music, the theater, and movie scores.
As only the second person in history to be awarded the PEGOT (Pulitzer, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony), Marvin Hamlisch has quite an incredible story. This graphic novel adaptation of the biography of the renowned musician, composer, and conductor also includes his familys flight from Nazi-occupied Austria and their immigration to the United States.
Accepted into the prestigious Juilliard music school at age 6, Marvin had to work hard to overcome intense anxiety before every performance. Despite his struggles and his self-doubt, he celebrated his first radio hit in his teens, wrote songs for a young Liza Minelli, worked with Barbra Streisand on Funny Girl, and won his first major award before the age of 30.[AuthorName]By Ian David Marsden, Marvin Hamlisch, and Gerald Gardner[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Born in 1967, Ian David Marsden spent his formative years in Zurich, Switzerland. He later worked and lived in places all over the world, now residing in the Pic Saint Loup region of the south of France with his wife and three daughters, who are his pride and joy, and an ever-growing cast of pets.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]fully illustrated in color[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]Based on The Way I Was by Marvin Hamlisch[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]fully illustrated in color[/ColorPattern]
