Marvin Hamlisch, Pianist, Composer of "A Chorus Line," Composed "GMA" Theme Song, Had Hit Recording Of "The Entertainer," R. I. P.

Pianist and composer Marvin Hamlisch, who wrote the Academy Award-winning score for the motion picture "The Sting," who had a hit recording of the Scott Joplin-composed Ragtime classic "The Entertainer," who wrote the theme music for ABC's Good Morning America, and who composed the musical "A Chorus Line," passed away on Monday in Los Angeles following a brief illness at age 68.