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Alan Bergman, Oscar-Winning Lyricist Who Helped Compose 'The Way We Were' and Other Classics, Dead at 99
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 18 – Alan Bergman, who won three Academy Awards and collaborated with top artists, continued writing despite respiratory issues before dying peacefully at 99, leaving a lasting legacy in film and TV music.
- On Thursday night, Alan Bergman died from natural causes at his Los Angeles home, Julie Bergman Sender confirmed.
- Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman penned hundreds of enduring classics, earning two Grammys, four Emmys, and multiple lifetime achievement awards, shaping American film and TV music.
- Facing respiratory issues, a family spokesperson said Bergman died peacefully surrounded by loved ones.
- Survivors include Julie Bergman Sender, daughter and film producer, and granddaughter Emily Sender, with a private graveside burial planned.
- The Bergmans’ work endures, with their timeless songs shaping generations and cementing their legacy in American musical history.
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Alan Bergman, Oscar-winning lyricist, dies at 99
Alan Bergman, an Oscar-winning lyricist whose six-decade musical collaboration with his wife, Marilyn, led to dozens of wistful and romantic contributions to the great American movie songbook, including “The Windmills of Your Mind,” “In the Heat of the Night” and…
Oscar-winning TV, film lyricist dies
LOS ANGELES, California — Alan Bergman, the Oscar-winning lyricist known for writing some of the most beloved songs in American film and television history, died Thursday at his Los Angeles home, the Associated Press reported. He was 99.
He also won Oscars.
American film composer and three-time Oscar winner Alan Bergman has died at the age of 99.
American film composer and three-time Oscar winner Alan Bergman has died. He was 99. He collaborated with his wife Marilyn; together they were probably the most successful couple in their field. They wrote a series of hits for Barbra Streisand.
The film music by lan and Marilyn Bergman is legendary and has received several awards, including three Oscar trophies. At the age of 99, the songwriter has now died, three years after his wife, with whom he worked for decades.
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