What is Francis Lai?
'''Francis Albert Lai''' ({{IPA-fr|fʁɑ̃sis lɛ|lang}}; 26 April 1932{{snd}}7 November 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/francis-lai-dead-dies-love-story-composer-1203022821/|title=Francis Lai, Oscar-Winning ‘Love Story’ Composer, Dies at 86|first1=Jon|last1=Burlingame|first2=Jon|last2=Burlingame|date=8 November 2018|publisher=}}</ref>) was a [[French people|French]] [[composer]], who worked mainly in [[film scores|movie scores]]. He was born in [[Nice]], [[Alpes-Maritimes]]. He was known for his works in ''[[A Man and a Woman]]'', ''[[Rider on the Rain]]'' and ''[[Love Story (1970 movie)|Love Story]]''. For his work in ''Love Story'', Lai won the [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] in 1971. Lai died on 7 November 2018 in [[Paris]] at the age of 86.<ref>[http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2018/11/07/97001-20181107FILWWW00353-mort-du-compositeur-et-musicien-francis-lai.php Mort du compositeur et musicien Francis Lai] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|name=Francis Lai|id=0006162}} * [http://www.francis-lai.com/ Official Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903025426/http://www.francis-lai.com/ |date=2006-09-03 }} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lai, Francis}} [[Category:Academy Award winning composers]] [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:20th-century French composers]] [[Category:People from Nice]]