Marvin Laird, the award-winning Broadway and movie composer who additionally carried out concert events for large stars like Diana Ross and Bernadette Peters, died Monday in Connecticut from pure causes. He was 85.
Laird participated in numerous hits on stage and the massive display. Among the many most notable Broadway exhibits he carried out are “Annie,” “Get Your Gun,” “Gipsy” and “Follies.” His stage presence went past Broadway, conducting concert events for like Joel Gray, Cass Elliot, Dusty Springfield, and Goldie Hawn. He additionally composed the dance music for the ballet “Smile with My Coronary heart” and the rating for “Ruthless! The Musical” alongside Joel Paley who wrote the ebook and lyrics. Laird and Paley later went on to develop into companions in marriage.
As for movie credit, Laird wrote the dance music for “Good day, Dolly!” starring Barbra Streisand, “New York, New York,” starring Liza Minnelli and Robert DeNiro, and Robert Altman’s “The Firm.” He scored fashionable TV exhibits together with, “Dynasty” and “The Love Boat.”
Peters, whose concert events Laird composed, commented, “My beloved Marvin had impeccable model, a scrumptious humorousness, and his beneficiant spirit made everybody he labored with fall in love with him.” She continued to specific her gratitude for his craft and affect, “I used to be a serious beneficiary of Marvin’s genius and generosity of help and love.”
Laird was born on Oct 26, 1939 in Kansas Metropolis. He’s survived by his husband Joel Paley, his brother Larry Lee, his sister-in-law Jeanne Laird and his nieces Lana Whittaker and Lynnette Norcross.