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Marvin Hamlisch's funeral to be held today

Marvin Hamlisch conducts during the Marvin Does Marvin

Photo credit: MCT | Marvin Hamlisch conducts during the Marvin Does Marvin at the Pasadena Symphony and Pops near the Rose Bowl. (July 23, 2011)

Friends and admirers of Marvin Hamlisch will gather Tuesday morning in New York City to bid farewell to the celebrated songwriter hailed as "the people's composer."

His funeral was to be held at Congregation Emanu-El, a prominent Upper East Side synagogue. The composer died Aug. 6 in Los Angeles at age 68.

Hamlisch composed or arranged hundreds of scores for musicals and movies, including...

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