The Spy Who Loved Me

Marvin Frederick Hamlisch is an American composer. He is one of only eleven people to have been awarded Emmys, Grammys, Oscars, and a Tony . He is... also one of only two people to EGOT and also win a Pulitzer Prize . Hamlisch has also won two Golden Globes. Hamlisch was born in New York City to Viennese Jewish parents: Lilly Schachter and Max Hamlisch. His father was an accordionist and bandleader. Hamlisch was a child prodigy, and by age five he began mimicking music he heard on the radio on the piano. A few months before he turned seven, in 1951, he was accepted into what is now the Juilliard School Pre-College Division. His first job was as a rehearsal pianist for Funny Girl with Barbra Streisand. Shortly after that, he was hired by producer Sam Spiegel to play piano at Spiegel's parties. This connection led to his first film score, The Swimmer. His favorite musicals growing up were My Fair Lady, Gypsy, West Side Story, and Bye Bye Birdie. Hamlisch attended Queens College. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1967.
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Hotel Cala di Volpe is a luxury hotel in Porto Cervo, Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, established by prince Karim Aga Khan IV. Princess Margaret celebrated her 37th birthday at Hotel Cala di Volpe in 1967. The hotel was featured in the James Bond movie, The Spy Who Loved Me in 1977. The extraordinary... piece of northeastern Sardinian coastline know as the Costa Smeralda—or “The Emerald Coast”—was largely undiscovered until the early 1960s when the Aga Kahn bought 5,000 acres of this prized stretch of fine white sand beaches and coves of the clearest Mediterranean water. Sensitive to the breathtaking landscape of granite coastline and lush eucalyptus, juniper, and myrtle, the Aga Kahn developed the area into a resort paradise that embraced the natural wonder of its setting while offering the most luxurious accommodations, activities, and amenities conceivable. To that end, he formed the Architectural Committee of the Costa Smeralda, which chose renowned architect Jacques Couelle to build the Hotel Cala di Volpe. Honorary member of the prestigious Académie des Beaux-Arts of the Institut de France, Jacques Couelle’s artistic genius is undisputed.
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