Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand 
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| Birthplace | Paris |
| Birth date | 24 February 1932 |
| Lived in | Paris |
| Death place | Paris |
| Death date | 2019/01/26 |
| Death year | 2019 |
| Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
| Education | Conservatoire de Paris |
| Profession | composer, conductor |
| Awards | Oscars, Academy Awards, Golden Globes |
Michel Jean Legrand (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl ləɡʁɑ̃]; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 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).
Legrand was born in Paris to his father, Raymond Legrand, who was himself a conductor and composer, and his mother, Marcelle Ter-Mikaëlian, who was the sister of conductor Jacques Hélian. His maternal grandfather was Armenian.[7]
Legrand has won three Oscars (from 13 nominations), five Grammys, and was nominated for an Emmy. His first Academy Award win was in 1969 for the song "The Windmills of Your Mind", followed with the Academy Award for his music for Summer of ’42 in 1972 and for Yentl in 1984.