- Date de naissance
- Date de décès26 janvier 2019 · Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France (septicémie)
- Nom de naissanceMichel Jean Legrand
- Michel Legrand est né le 24 février 1932 à Paris, France. Il était compositeur et acteur. Il est connu pour L'Affaire Thomas Crown (1968), Les parapluies de Cherbourg (1964) et Yentl (1983). Il était marié à Macha Méril, Isabelle Rondon et Christine Bouchard. Il est mort le 26 janvier 2019 à Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
- ConjointsMacha Méril(18 septembre 2014 - 26 janvier 2019) (son décès)Isabelle Rondon(21 novembre 1994 - 17 octobre 2007) (divorcé)Christine Bouchard(11 mars 1958 - 16 novembre 1992) (divorcé, 3 enfants)
- Enfants
- Parents
- ProchesJacques Hélian(Aunt or Uncle)Christiane Legrand(Sibling)Victoria Legrand(Niece or Nephew)
- Begins a composition in a melancholic minor key, segues into a major upbeat key for several bars, and concludes in a minor key - "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?", "The Summer Knows", "The Way He Makes Me Feel", etc.
- His numerous collaborations with lyricists/composers Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
- Was nominated for Broadway's 2003 Tony Award as Best Original Music Score, his music with lyrics by Didier Van Cauwelaert and English adaptation by Jeremy Sams, for "Amour."
- Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1990.
- In 1966, he created the musical arrangements of the French song "C'est si bon", written in 1947 by Henri Betti (music) and André Hornez (lyrics) for the album "Color Me Barbra" by Barbra Streisand. In 1948, his father Raymond Legrand had led his orchestra for the song's recording by Les Soeurs Étienne.
- One of the few people nominated for both an Oscar and a Razzie for the same movie. In his case, it was for the score for "Yentl".
- At 22 arranged and conducted his album 'I Love Paris' which became one of the best selling instrumental albums ever released in America.
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