Deceased

How Did Michel Legrand Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 86

Also known asMichel Jean LegrandGenderMaleNationalityFranceBorn24/02/1932Born inBécon-les-Bruyères, Paris, FranceDied26/01/2019Died inNeuilly-sur-SeineCausesepsisWikidataQ313281 ↗Buried atPère Lachaise CemeteryTMDb#10934 ↗

Michel Jean Legrand 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.

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Filmography33 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	Quincy Jones, Music ManMovie	Self (archive footage)	93
2024	Once Upon a Time Michel LegrandMovie	Self	92
2022	Il était une fois Champs-ÉlyséesSeries	Self (archive footage)	90
2022	Dans les pas de Jean-Paul RappeneauMovie	Self	90
2021	Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of RochefortMovie	self	89
2018	La La LaMovie	Self - Music Composer	86
2018	Françoise Dorléac, une promesseMovie	Self	86
2008	The Beaches of AgnèsMovie	Self (archive footage)	76
2007	Callas AssolutaMovie	Self (archive footage)	75
2006	Frankie Laine: An American DreamerMovie	Self	74
2003	Un film et son époqueSeries	Self	71
1998	Vivement dimancheSeries	Self	66
1995	The World of Jacques DemyMovie	Self	63
1993	The Young Girls Turn 25Movie	Self	61
1987	Nulle part ailleursSeries	Self	55
1987	Sacrée soiréeSeries	Self	55
1987	Le monde est à vousSeries	Self	55
1985	Victoires de la musiqueSeries	Self	53
1976	Cérémonie des CésarSeries	Self - Presenter	44
1976	30 millions d'amisSeries	Self	44
1975	Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeries	Self	43
1975	Numéro unSeries	Self	43
1975	Système 2Series	Self	43
1974	Spécial cinémaSeries	Self	42
1972	ABC Afterschool SpecialSeries	Self	40
1972	Le Grand ÉchiquierSeries	Self	40
1972	A Time for LovingMovie	Grondin	40
1971	Samedi soirSeries	Self	39
1964	The Umbrellas of CherbourgMovie	Jean (singing voice) (uncredited)	32
1963	The Danny Kaye ShowSeries	Self	31
1959	DiscoramaSeries	Self	27
1956	CinépanoramaSeries	Self	24
1953	The OscarsSeries	Self	21