The other half of Alan Bergman, lyricist Marilyn Bergman, reportedly passed away at the age of 93.
Fox News has confirmed that she died Saturday morning, January 8, at her Los Angeles home with her husband and her daughter, Julie, by her side. The cause of her death was said to be due to respiratory failure and not related to COVID.
The two have been well-known in the industry for becoming one of the "most revered writing tandems in the annals of movie music history," as per The Hollywood Reporter.
Bergman was able to take home receiving three Academy Awards, four Emmy Awards, three Grammy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and others throughout her career.
Her Works in The Industry
As also reported by the said article, Bergman has worked on numerous classics, including "Nice' n' Easy" and "You Don't Bring Me Flowers."
Another work of hers is "The Way We Were," which earned an Academy Awards for the best original songs, following 1973 Barbra Streisand's film. They also received another award for "Windmills of Your Mind" (shared with Michel Legrand) from the 1968 film "The Thomas Crown Affair" and one more for their score for "Streisand's Yentl" in 1983.
Their works extended for the movies, as they have written lyrics for three of the five nominated songs for the Academy Awards for Best Song in 1983. The songs in the list under their credit were "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" from "Best Friends," "If We Were in Love" from "Yes, Giorgio," and "It Might Be You" from "Tootsie."
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For the entirety of the pair's career, they were able to claim 16 Oscar nominations in total. And ever since 1969 up to 1974, they took home one award each year, adding, "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" "Pieces of Dreams," "All His Children," "Marmalade, Molasses and Honey," and "The Way We Were."
Apart from that, as also said by the source, they also had a background working with legendary composers like Legrand, Neil Diamond, Quincy Jones, Sergio Mendes, and Hamlisch, among others.
Three Emmy Awards were also added in their inventory which they shared with Hamlisch for "Barbra: The Concert" and AFI's "100 Years ... 100 Movies." The other one was for "Sybil," which they shared with composer Leonard Rosenman.
May her soul rest in peace.
