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
- 1978
- Michel's Mixed-Up Musical Bird
- Himself
- 1971
- A Time for Loving
- Monsieur Grondin
- 1962
- Cleo from 5 to 7
- Bob, the Pianist
- 2002
- And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen
- Composer (Music Score)
- 2001
- Brian's Song
- Composer (Music Score)
- 1999
- La Bûche
- Composer (Music Score)
- 1998
- Emporte-Moi
- Composer (Music Score)
- 1998
- Madeline
- Composer (Music Score)











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