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Also Known As John Barry Prendergast
Born November 3, 1933 • York • England
Died January 30, 2011 (aged 77) • Oyster Bay • New York
Awards And Honors Grammy Award (1991) • Academy Award (1991) • Grammy Award (1986) • Academy Award (1986) • Grammy Award (1985) • Grammy Award (1969) • Academy Award (1969) • Academy Award (1967)

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Sean Connery wearing a dark plaid tuxedo jacket and black bow tie, standing on the red carpet with people and the Kodak Theater in the background.
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Marvin Hamlisch seated at a grand piano, wearing glasses and a dark shirt, with orchestral instruments and music stands visible in the background.
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Burt Bacharach
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Andrew Lloyd Webber wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, standing in front of a blurred crowd at the Golden Globe Awards.
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André Previn.
André Previn
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A.R. Rahman smiles while performing on stage, wearing a black jacket and seated at a keyboard with a microphone, under blue stage lighting.
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T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett
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Randy Newman in a suit holding his Academy Award Oscar and raising his fist in celebration, standing in front of a gold Oscar statue.
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Alan Menken smiling, wearing glasses, a black shirt, and a dark pinstripe jacket, with a blurred background, 2010.
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Frank Loesser
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Isaac Hayes wearing sunglasses and a vest made of chains sings into a microphone onstage in a scene from the 1972 film Wattstax.
Isaac Hayes
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Elton John, 2006
Elton John
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Michael Caine in The Cider House Rules
Michael Caine
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Tim Rice in 1989 wearing a flat cap, bow tie, and jacket, looking slightly to the side.
Tim Rice
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John Williams, wearing glasses, a dark suit, and a striped tie, stands in front of a backdrop with award logos at an event in 2003.
John Williams
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Leonard Bernstein, wearing a dark suit and red pocket square, conducts with his right arm raised, baton in hand, in front of an orchestra in 1988.
Leonard Bernstein
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Bernard Herrmann
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