Birthday: February 24, 1932

The son of French composer Raymond Legrand, Michel Legrand studied at the Paris Conservatory before launching a career as a singer/bandleader. A film composer from the late '50s, Legrand scored his first international hit with The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), a fond throwback to the airy Rene Clair musicals of the '30s. Legrand's style was usually described as "haunting," ...more
  • 1983
  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
  • Best Original Song Score or Adaptation Score
  • Yentl
  • win
  • 1983
  • Golden Globe
  • Best Original Score
  • Yentl
  • nom
  • 1983
  • Golden Globe
  • Best Original Song
  • Yentl
  • nom
  • 1983
  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
  • Best Song
  • Yentl
  • nom
  • 1982
  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
  • Best Song
  • Best Friends
  • nom


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