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January 28, 2019 • The jazz pianist, singer and producer, who died Saturday, won Oscar Awards for his compositions in Yentl, Summer of '42 and The Thomas Crown Affair. Originally broadcast in 1996.

Remembering Academy Award-Winning Composer Michel Legrand

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Michel Legrand, Oscar-Winning Composer Who Lived 'Surrounded by Music', Dies At 86

French composer Michel Legrand arrives at the opening ceremony of the 6th Lumiere Festival in 2014. Legrand died Saturday. Laurent Cipriani/AP hide caption

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