About Michel Legrand
Michel Jean Legrand was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, jazz pianist, and singer. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written more than 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).
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Awards & Honors
Academy Award for Best Original Song
BAFTA Award for Best Original Music
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
Order of the Badge of Honour
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Officer of the National Order of Merit
Officer of Arts and Letters
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Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
Academy Award for Best Original Song Score
