Marvin: Based on The Way I Was by Marvin Hamlisch

This graphic novel adaptation of the biography of renowned musician, composer, and conductor Marvin Hamlisch also includes his family’s flight from Nazi-occupied Austria and their immigration to the United States. Accepted into the prestigious Juilliard music school at age 6, Marvin had to work hard to overcome intense anxiety before every performance. Despite his struggles and his self-doubt, he celebrated his first radio hit in his teens, wrote songs for a young Liza Minnelli, worked with Barbra Streisand on Funny Girl, and was only the second person in history to be awarded the PEGOT (Pulitzer, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony). AGES: 8 plus AUTHOR: Born in 1967, Ian David Marsden spent his formative years in Zurich, Switzerland. He later worked and lived in places all over the world, now residing in the Pic Saint Loup region of the south of France. His cartoons have appeared in various popular magazines. SELLING POINTS: . Seasoned cartoonist Ian David Marsden adapts and illustrates the incredible biography of Marvin Hamlisch . Music lovers and theatre kids will gain inspiration from Marvin’s journey . Intense anxiety didn’t stop Marvin from going on to win the coveted PEGOT