Overview

• Bergman and his wife Marilyn crafted lyrics for film classics such as “The Windmills of Your Mind,” “The Way We Were” and “In the Heat of the Night.”
• The duo won three Academy Awards from 16 nominations and earned Grammy honors for best soundtrack album and song of the year.
• They collaborated with composers including Michel Legrand, Marvin Hamlisch, John Williams and Quincy Jones to blend Great American Songbook roots with modern pop.
• Their television themes for series like Maude, Good Times and Alice received multiple Emmy awards for original score and song contributions.
• Marilyn Bergman, who died in January 2022 as ASCAP’s first female president, shared inductions into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and NARAS lifetime achievement recognition with Alan.