Composer Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68 in Los Angeles

In this Nov. 8, 2011 file photo originally released by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, composer Marvin Hamlisch performs at the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Hamlisch, a conductor and award-winning composer best known for the torch song “The Way We Were,” died Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 in Los Angeles. He was 68. (AP Photo/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Alex J. Berliner)

LOS ANGELES — Marvin Hamlisch, who composed the scores for dozens of movies including “The Sting” and won a Tony for “A Chorus Line,” has died in Los Angeles at 68.

Family spokesman Jason Lee says Hamlisch died Monday after a brief illness. Other details aren’t being released.

Hamlisch’s career included composing, conducting and arranging music from Broadway to Hollywood. His movies included “The Way We Were” and “Sophie’s Choice.”

He won three Academy Awards, four Emmys and a Tony.