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Marvin: Based on The Way I Was by Marvin Hamlisch

Age 8-12
Grade 3-6

Ian David Marsden, Marvin Hamlisch, Gerald Gardner

Marvin: Based on The Way I Was by Marvin Hamlisch

Paperback (Schiffer Kids Feb. 28, 2020)
As only the second person in history to be awarded the PEGOT (Pulitzer, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony), Marvin Hamlisch has quite an incredible story. This graphic novel adaptation of the biography of the renowned musician, composer, and conductor also includes his family’s flight from Nazi-occupied Austria and their immigration to the United States. Accepted into the prestigious Juilliard music school at age 6, Marvin had to work hard to overcome intense anxiety before every performance. Despite his struggles and his self-doubt, he celebrated his first radio hit in his teens, wrote songs for a young Liza Minelli, worked with Barbra Streisand on Funny Girl, and won his first major award before the age of 30.
Series
Marvin
ISBN
0764359045 / 9780764359040
Pages
64
Weight
7.2 oz.
Dimensions
5.9 x 0.3 in.