Michel Legrand
Birthday
1932/02/24
Day of death
2019/01/26 (86 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Bécon-les-Bruyères, Paris, France
Also know as
Michel Jean Legrand
Biography
Michel Jean Legrand (24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many songs. His scores for the films of French New Wave director Jacques Demy, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967), earned Legrand his first Academy Award nominations. Legrand won his first Oscar for the song "The Windmills of Your Min...Read more
Acting
(2021) Hommage à Michel Legrand et Jacques Demy au festival Sœurs Jumelles
as Self (archive footage)
(1952) Her Last Christmas
as Conductor (uncredited)
(2022) Dans les pas de Jean-Paul Rappeneau
as Self
(1995) The World of Jacques Demy
as Self
(1993) The Young Girls Turn 25
as Self
(2018) A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making
as Self - Composer
(2007) Callas Assoluta
as Self (archive footage)
(1962) Cléo from 5 to 7
as Bob, the Pianist
(1966) L’Or et le plomb
as Musician
(2006) Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
as Self
(1972) A Time for Loving
as Grondin
(1964) Cinépanorama: Jacques Demy et Michel Legrand
as Self
(2011) Love Lasts Three Years
as Michel Legrand
(2008) The Beaches of Agnès
as Self (archive footage)
(1975) Ann-Margret Smith
as Himself
(2018) Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
as Self
(2018) La La La
as Self - Music Composer
(1964) The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
as Jean (singing voice) (uncredited)
(2008) Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
as Self
(2018) Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
as Self
(2024) Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
as Self
(1966) Behind the screens : Jacques Demy's Les demoiselles de Rochefort
as Himself
(2003) Un film et son époque
as Self
(1966) Behind the Screen
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1985) Victoires de la musique
as Self
(1987) Nulle part ailleurs
as Self
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self - Guest
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
(1972) ABC Afterschool Special
as ---
(1974) Spécial cinéma
as Self
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self - Main Guest
(1975) Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
(1975) Numéro un
as Self
(1975) Système 2
as Self
(1982) Champs-Elysées
as Self - Main Guest
(2022) Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
as Self (archive footage)
(1956) Cinépanorama
as Self
(1982) Champs-Elysées
as Self
(1987) Le monde est à vous
as Self
(1959) Discorama
as Self
(1998) Vivement dimanche
as Self
(1963) The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
(1976) 30 millions d'amis
as Self
(1971) Samedi soir
as Self