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Photo: 📷 Georges Biard
Biography of Michel Legrand
24. Feb 1932 – 26. Jan 2019(86 years)Died in:Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France
French film score composer
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Children
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Burial Place
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Occupation(11)
Awards(10)
Order of the Badge of HonourAcademy Award for Best Original Dramatic ScoreAcademy Award for Best Original Song ScoreCommander of the Legion of HonourBAFTA Award for Best Original MusicGolden Globe Award for Best Original SongOfficer of the Legion of HonourAcademy Award for Best Original SongOfficer of the National Order of MeritOfficer of Arts and Letters
Spouse(2)
Catherine MichelMacha Méril
Education(1)
Michel Legrand (* 24. February 1932 in Paris; † 26. January 2019 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a french film score composer. He was 86 years old. He was married to Catherine Michel and Macha Méril. He had 4 children. He studied at Conservatoire de Paris. He received 10 awards, including Order of the Badge of Honour, Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score. His cause of death was sepsis. He was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.
Life Events
11 Events1932
Born in Paris, Île-de-France
1942
Conservatoire de Paris
until 1949
1969
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
The Windmills of Your Mind
1969
Academy Award for Best Original Song
The Windmills of Your Mind
1972
BAFTA Award for Best Original Music
Summer of '42
1972
Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
Summer of '42
1984
Academy Award for Best Original Song Score
Yentl
2005
Officer of the Legion of Honour
2014
Married Macha Méril
until 2019
2015
Commander of the Legion of Honour
2019