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Michel Legrand

Actor

Michel Legrand

Acting
1962 — 2011 · 3 films
Lived
24 February 1932 — d. 2019
From
Bécon-les-Bruyères, Paris, France

Michel Jean Legrand (24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, jazz pianist, and singer. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written more than 200 film and television scores, in addition to many songs. His scores for two of 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.

Career Signature

How Michel Legrand’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.