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NEW YORK, Aug 8: Marvin Hamlisch, the award-winning composer of “A Chorus Line” and “The Way We Were,” has died suddenly at the age of 68, prompting warm tributes from Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, former US first lady Nancy Reagan and dozens of stage and screen stars. Hamlisch, the musical force behind “The Sting” and numerous other movies and Broadway shows, died in Los Angeles on Monday, a family spokesman said. He collapsed following what was called “a brief illness.” Details were not made public. (agencies)