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Marvin Laird(1939-2024)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Additional Crew
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Marvin Laird was born on 26 October 1939 in Kansas City, Kansas. He was a composer, known for The Break-Up (2006), Hello, Dolly! (1969) and That's Life (1968). He was married to Ellen Weston and Joel Paley. He died on 2 December 2024 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
BornOctober 26, 1939
DiedDecember 2, 2024(85)
BornOctober 26, 1939
DiedDecember 2, 2024(85)
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Known for

Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn in The Break-Up (2006)
The Break-Up
5.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 2006
Walter Matthau and Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Hello, Dolly!
7.1
  • Choreography
  • 1969
Robert Morse and E.J. Peaker in That's Life (1968)
That's Life
8.1
TV Series
  • Music Department
Anya Evans in Ruthless! The Musical (2019)
Ruthless! The Musical
7.1
  • Composer
  • 2019

Credits

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Composer

  • Anya Evans in Ruthless! The Musical (2019)
    Ruthless! The Musical
    7.1
    • Composer
    • 2019
  • Dynasty (1981)
    Dynasty
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1982–1985
  • ABC Weekend Specials (1977)
    ABC Weekend Specials
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1984
  • Genie Francis in Bare Essence (1983)
    Bare Essence
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1983
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Jack Klugman in Quincy, M.E. (1976)
    Quincy, M.E.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1978–1981
  • The Baxters (1979)
    The Baxters
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1979–1981
  • A Different Approach (1978)
    A Different Approach
    7.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1978
  • Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
    Maude
    7.3
    TV Series
    • special music
    • 1978
  • After Hours: Singin', Swingin' and All That Jazz
    TV Special
    • Composer
    • 1977
  • Shirley MacLaine in The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? (1977)
    The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
    7.1
    TV Special
    • Composer
    • 1977
  • Gailard Sartain in Keep on Truckin' (1975)
    Keep on Truckin'
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1975

Music Department

  • Bernadette Peters in Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert (2020)
    Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert
    TV Special
    • arranger & orchestrator
    • conductor
    • musical director
    • 2020
  • Bernadette Peters in Concert (1999)
    Bernadette Peters in Concert
    8.9
    TV Special
    • conductor
    • 1999
  • Liza Minnelli Live from Radio City Music Hall (1992)
    Liza Minnelli Live from Radio City Music Hall
    8.6
    TV Special
    • music supervisor
    • 1992
  • The Baxters (1979)
    The Baxters
    5.6
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1979
  • Li'l Abner in the Dogpatch Today
    TV Movie
    • music coordinator
    • 1978
  • NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978)
    NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
    2.3
    TV Movie
    • choral director
    • 1978
  • Happy Birthday, Bob (1978)
    Happy Birthday, Bob
    7.5
    TV Special
    • writer: special musical material
    • 1978
  • Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
    Maude
    7.3
    TV Series
    • special musical material
    • 1978
  • Debbie Allen, Ellen Foley, and Mimi Kennedy in 3 Girls 3 (1977)
    3 Girls 3
    6.1
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • special musical material
    • theme by
    • 1977
  • Telly Savalas in Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? (1976)
    Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
    6.7
    TV Special
    • musical director
    • 1976
  • Cher (1975)
    Cher
    7.7
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • musical coordinator
    • 1975
  • Don't Call Me Mama Anymore (1973)
    Don't Call Me Mama Anymore
    8.1
    TV Special
    • musical director
    • 1973
  • NBC Follies (1973)
    NBC Follies
    TV Series
    • music coordinator
    • 1973
  • Diana Ross, Cindy Birdsong, The Temptations, Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams, Mary Wilson, Dennis Edwards, and Paul Williams in G.I.T. on Broadway (1969)
    G.I.T. on Broadway
    8.5
    TV Special
    • music coordinator
    • 1969
  • Robert Morse and E.J. Peaker in That's Life (1968)
    That's Life
    8.1
    TV Series
    • dance music arranged by
    • 1968

Additional Crew

  • The Goldie Hawn Special (1978)
    The Goldie Hawn Special
    7.1
    TV Special
    • dance music arranger
    • 1978
  • Telly Savalas in Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? (1976)
    Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
    6.7
    TV Special
    • creative consultant
    • 1976

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 26, 1939
    • Kansas City, Kansas
  • Died
    • December 2, 2024
    • Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA(complications from an infection)
  • Spouses
      Ellen WestonOctober 25, 1982 - ? (divorced)
  • Other works
    His musical, "Ruthless!," was performed at the Candlelight Forum Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, with Dale Benson and Paula Scrofano in the cast.

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