Bergman, Alan 1925–

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BERGMAN, Alan 1925–

PERSONAL

Full name, Alan Jay Bergman; born September 11, 1925, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Samuel (in children's clothing sales) and Ruth (a homemaker and community volunteer; maiden name, Margulies) Bergman; married Marilyn Keith (a lyricist and producer), February 9, 1958; children: Julie Rachel. Education: Attended Ethical Culture School; University of North Carolina, B.A., 1948; University of California, Los Angeles, M.Mus., 1949. Avocational Interests: Tennis, antique and art collecting.

Addresses: Agent— Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, 13245 Riverside Dr., Suite 450, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423.

Career: Lyricist and producer. WCAU–TV, Philadelphia, PA, worked as a director. Member of board of directors of Johnny Mercer Foundation and Artists' Rights Foundation. Military service: U.S. Army, Infantry, then writer and director of shows for Special Services, 1943–45.

Member: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (member of executive committee of music branch; first vice president of board of governors; president of Academy Foundation, 2001—), National Academy of Songwriters (member of board of directors), American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.

Awards, Honors: All with wife, Marilyn Bergman: Grammy Award nomination, best song of the year (with Lew Spence), National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, 1960, for "Nice 'n' Easy"; Academy Award, best song, and Golden Globe Award, best original song, both (with Michel Legrand) 1969, for "The Windmills of Your Mind," The Thomas Crown Affair; Academy Award nomination, best song, and Golden Globe Award nomination, best original song, both (with Legrand) 1970, for "What Are You Doing for the Rest of Your Life?," The Happy Ending; Academy Award nomination, best song, and Golden Globe Award nomination, best original song, both (with Legrand) 1971, for title song, Pieces of Dreams; Academy Award nomination, best song (with Henry Mancini), 1972, for "All His Children," Sometimes a Great Notion; Grammy Award nomination, best song of the year (with Legrand), 1972, for "The Summer Knows"; Academy Award nomination, best song, and Golden Globe Award nomination, best original song, both (with Maurice Jarre) 1973, for "Marmalade, Molasses and Honey," The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean; Golden Globe Award nomination, best original song (with Johnny Mandel), 1973, for "Take Me Home," Molly and Lawless John; Academy Award, best song, 1974, Golden Globe Award, best original song, 1974, Grammy Award, best song of the year, 1975, and Film and Television Music Award, most performed feature film standards on television, American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, 1987, all (with Marvin Hamlisch) for "The Way We Were"; Grammy Award, best original score in a motion picture or television special (with Hamlisch), 1974, for The Way We Were; Emmy Award nominations, best dramatic underscore and best special musical material (both with Billy Goldenberg), 1975, for Queen of the Stardust Ballroom; grant from American Film Institute, 1976; Emmy Award, best dramatic underscore (with Leonard Rosenman), 1977, for Sybil; Grammy Award nomination, best original score in a motion picture or television special, 1977, and nomination for Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1978, both (with others) for A Star Is Born; Grammy Award nomination, best song of the year (with Neil Diamond), 1978, for "You Don't Bring Me Flowers"; Academy Award nomination, best song, and Golden Globe Award nomination, best original song for a motion picture, both (with Hamlisch) 1979, for "The Last Time I Felt Like This," Same Time, Next Year; Grammy Award nomination, best cast show album (with Goldenberg and Larry Morton), 1979, for Ballroom; all with Marilyn Bergman: Academy Award nomination, best song (with David Shire), 1980, for "Ill Never Say 'Goodbye'," The Promise; inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame, 1980; Torch of Liberty Award, American Civil Liberties Union, 1980; Academy Award nomination, best song (with Legrand), 1983, for "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?," Best Friends; Academy Award nomination, best song (with John Williams), 1983, for "If I Were in Love," Yes, Giorgio; Academy Award nomination, best song (with Dave Grusin), 1984, for "It Might Be You," Tootsie; Film Award nomination, best original song (with Grusin), British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1984, for the title song, Tootsie; Grammy Award nomination, best original score in a motion picture or television special (with Grusin), 1984, for Tootsie; Academy Award nomination, best original song (with Legrand), 1984, for "Papa, Can You Hear Me?," Yentl; Academy Award nomination, best original song, and Golden Globe Award nomination, best original song for a motion picture, both (with Legrand) 1984, for "The Way He Makes Me Feel," Yentl; Academy Award, best original song score, 1984, Golden Globe Award nomination, best original score for a motion picture, and Grammy Award nomination, best original score in a motion picture or television special, all (with Legrand) 1984, for Yentl; Singers Salute to the Songwriter Award, Clooney Foundation, 1986; Aggie Award, Song-writers Guild, 1987. All with Marilyn Bergman: Academy Award nomination, best original song, Golden Globe Award nomination, best original song in a motion picture, and Grammy Award nomination, all (with Hamlisch) 1990, for "The Girl Who Used to Be Me," Shirley Valentine; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding individual achievement in main title theme music (with Hamlisch), 1992, for "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," Brooklyn Bridge; Annual CableACE Award, best original song, National Cable Television Association, 1994, and Emmy Award, outstanding individual achievement in music and lyrics, 1995, both (with Hamlisch) for "Ordinary Miracles," Barbra: The Concert; Lifetime Achievement Award, National Academy of Songwriters, 1995; Academy Award nomination, best song, and Golden Globe Award nomination, best original song for a motion picture, both 1996, and Grammy Award nomination, best song written specifically for a motion picture or for television, 1997, all (with Williams) for "Moonlight," Sabrina; Johnny Mercer Award, Songwriters Hall of Fame, 1997; Emmy Award, outstanding music and lyrics (with Hamlisch), 1999, for "A Ticket to Dream," AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies; Achievement Award for Film Music, Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2000; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding music and lyrics (with Hamlisch), 2001, for "On the Way to Becoming Me," A Tribute to Barbra Streisand, 2001; other awards include three Peoples Choice awards and honorary doctorate, Berklee College of Music.

CREDITS

Television Work; Series:

Producer and director, Kid Gloves, CBS, 1951.

Director, The M&M Candy Carnival, CBS, 1952–1953.

Television Work; Specials; with Wife, Marilyn Bergman:

Executive producer, Barbra Streisand: One Voice, HBO, 1986.

Executive producer, The Music Makers: An ASCAP Celebration of American Music at Wolf Trap, PBS, 1987.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Night of 100 Stars III, NBC, 1990.

The Score, Trio, 2002.

Stage Appearances:

Night of 100 Stars III, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1990.

Cabaret performer in New York City, 2000, 2003.

WRITINGS

Film Lyrics:

(With wife, Marilyn Bergman) "Papa, Can You Hear Me?," "The Way He Makes Me Feel," "Will Someone Ever Look at Me That Way?," and other songs (all composed by Michel Legrand), Yentl, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1983.

Film Lyrics; Songs Featured in Films:

Ten Thousand Bedrooms, 1957.

Film Lyrics; Songs Featured in Films; with Marilyn Bergman:

(Wife under name Marilyn Keith) Title song (composed by Lew Spence), The Marriage–Go–Round, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1960.

The Right Approach, 1961.

Stolen Hours, 1963.

Title song (composed by George Duning), Any Wednesday (also known as Bachelor Girl Apartment ), Warner Bros., 1966.

"Make Me Rainbows" (composed by John Williams), Fitzwilly (also known as Fitzwilly Strikes Back and A Garden of Cucumbers ), United Artists, 1967.

Songs (composed by Quincy Jones), In the Heat of the Night, United Artists, 1967.

"His Eyes, Her Eyes" and "The Windmills of Your Mind" (both composed by Michel Legrand), The Thomas Crown Affair (also known as The Crown Caper and Thomas Crown and Company ), United Artists, 1968.

"You Must Believe in Spring" (composed by Legrand), Young Girls of Rochefort, Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1968.

"Maybe Tomorrow" (composed by Jones), John and Mary, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1969.

"There's Enough to Go Around" and "Tomorrow Is My Friend" (both composed by Henry Mancini), Gaily, Gaily (also known as Chicago, Chicago ), United Artists, 1969.

"A Smile, A Mem'ry, and an Extra Shirt" (composed by Dave Grusin), A Man Called Gannon, Universal, 1969.

"Sugar in the Rain" (composed by Sid Ramin), Stiletto, Avco Embassy, 1969.

"What Are You Doing for the Rest of Your Life?" (composed by Legrand), The Happy Ending, United Artists, 1969.

Charro!, National General, 1969.

"I Was Born in Love with You" (composed by Legrand), Wuthering Heights, American International Pictures, 1970.

"Nobody Knows" and "Sweet Gingerbread Man" (both composed by Legrand), The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1970.

Title song (composed by Marvin Hamlisch), Move, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1970.

Title song, "Little Boy Lost," and "The Pied Piper" (all composed by Legrand), Pieces of Dreams, United Artists, 1970.

"The Costume Ball" (composed by Elmer Bernstein), Doctors' Wives, Columbia, 1971.

"All His Children" (composed by Mancini), Sometimes a Great Notion (also known as Never Give an Inch ), Universal, 1971.

"Rain Falls Anywhere It Wants To" (composed by Laurence Rosenthal), The African Elephant (also known as King Elephant ), National General, 1971.

"The Summer Knows" (composed by Legrand), Summer of '42, Warner Bros., 1971.

"Face in the Crowd" (composed by Legrand), Le Mans, National General, 1971.

"Marmalade, Molasses and Honey" (composed by Maurice Jarre), The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, National General, 1972.

"Love's the Only Game in Town" (composed by Williams), Pete and Tillie, Universal, 1972.

(Uncredited) "Take Me Home" (composed by Johnny Mandel), Molly and Lawless John, Producers Distributors Corp., 1972.

Title song (composed by Hamlisch), The Way We Were, Columbia, 1973.

"Breezy's Song" (composed by Legrand), Breezy, Universal, 1973.

"In Every Corner of the World" (composed by Legrand), 40 Carats, Columbia, 1973.

Title song (composed by Mandel), Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams, Columbia, 1973.

"Easy Baby" (composed by Mancini), 99 and 44/100% Dead (also known as Call Harry Crown ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1974.

"There'll Be Time" (composed by Legrand), Ode to Billy Joe, Warner Bros., 1975.

"Evening Sun, Morning Moon" (composed by Grusin), The Yakuza (also known as Brotherhood of the Yakuza ), Warner Bros./Toei, 1975.

"I Believe in Love" (composed by Kenny Loggins), A Star Is Born, Warner Bros./First Artists, 1976.

"I'm Harry, I'm Walter" (composed by David Shire), Harry and Walter Go to New York, Columbia, 1976.

(Uncredited) "Hello and Goodbye" (composed by Bernstein), From Noon 'till Three, United Artists, 1976.

Title song (composed by Grusin), Bobby Deerfield, Columbia, 1977.

"The Last Time I Felt Like This" (composed by Hamlisch), Same Time Next Year, Universal, 1978.

Title song, The One and Only, Paramount, 1978.

"There's Something Funny Goin' On" (composed by Grusin), ... And Justice for All, Columbia, 1979.

Title song and "I'll Never Say 'Goodbye'" (composed by David Shire), The Promise (also known as Face of a Stranger ), Universal, 1979.

"Where Do You Catch the Bus for Tomorrow?," A Change of Seasons, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1980.

"Ask Me No Questions (I'll Tell You No Lies)" (composed by Mancini), Back Roads, Warner Bros., 1981.

"Sara" (composed by Legrand), Les uns et les autres (also known as Bolero and Within Memory ), 1981.

"How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" and "Think about Love" (both composed by Legrand), Best Friends, Warner Bros., 1982.

"Comin' Home to You (Is Like Comin' Home to Milk and Cookies)" (composed by Grusin), Author! Author!, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1982.

Title song and "It Might Be You" (both composed by Grusin), Tootsie, Columbia, 1982.

"If I Were in Love" (composed by J. Williams), Yes, Giorgio, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1982.

Title song (composed by Legrand), Never Say Never Again (also known as James Bond 007—Sag niemals nie ), Warner Bros., 1983.

"Little Boys" (composed by Mancini), The Man Who Loved Women, Columbia, 1983.

"Something New in My Life" (composed by Legrand), Micki and Maude, Columbia, 1984.

"The Music of Goodbye" (theme song), Out of Africa, Universal, 1985.

"Two People" (composed by Streisand), Nuts, 1987.

"I Know the Feeling" (composed by Hamlisch), January Man, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1989.

"The Girl Who Used to Be Me" (composed by Hamlisch), Shirley Valentine, Paramount, 1989.

Title song (composed by Mancini), Welcome Home, Columbia, 1989.

"Most of All You" (composed by James Newton Howard), Major League, Paramount, 1989.

"Alone in the World," The Russia House, 1990.

"Places That Belong to You" (composed by Howard), The Prince of Tides, 1991.

"It's' All There," Switch, Warner Bros., 1991.

"Dreamland," For the Boys, 1991.

"Moonlight" (composed by Williams), Sabrina, Paramount, 1995.

Bogus, Warner Bros., 1996.

"Love Is Where You Are," At First Sight, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1999.

Also lyricist for other songs in films, including "Love Makes the Changes" (composed by Legrand), Five Days in June; "I Believed It All" and "With Open Arms" (both composed by Al Ham), Harlow, Paramount; "Sure As You're Born" (composed by Mandel), Harper, Warner Bros.; and "One at a Time" (composed by Legrand), La Piscine, Imperial.

Television Music; Series:

Theme song (lyrics by Marilyn Bergman), All That Glitters, syndicated, 1977.

Television Lyrics; Series; with Marilyn Bergman:

Theme song, The Gale Storm Show (also known as Oh! Susanna ), 1956.

Theme song, The Nat King Cole Show, 1956.

"Worlds" (theme song; composed by David Rose), Bracken's World, NBC, 1969.

"The Kind of Girl She Is" (theme song; composed by Dave Grusin), The Sandy Duncan Show, CBS, 1972.

"And Then There's Maude" (theme song; composed by Grusin), Maude, CBS, 1972.

Theme song (composed by Grusin), Good Times, CBS, 1974.

"Nancy's Blues" (theme song; composed by Marvin Hamlisch), The Nancy Walker Show, ABC, 1976.

"All Good Things Come in Pairs" (theme song; composed by Billy Goldenberg), The Dumplings, NBC, 1976.

"There's a New Girl in Town" (theme song; composed by David Shire), Alice, CBS, 1976.

Theme song, Julie Farr, M.D., ABC, 1978.

Theme song, In the Heat of the Night, NBC, 1988.

"Just over the Brooklyn Bridge" and "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (composed by Hamlisch), Brooklyn Bridge, CBS, 1991.

"You'll Love the Ride" (theme song), Sunday Dinner, 1991.

Theme song, The Powers That Be, NBC, 1992.

"You Know Me Too Well" (theme song), The George & Alana Show, syndicated, 1995.

Television Lyrics; Movies; with Marilyn Bergman:

"The Hands of Time" (composed by Michel Legrand), Brian's Song, ABC, 1971.

"Pennies and Dreams," "Suddenly There's You," "Who Gave You Permission?," and other songs (all composed by Billy Goldenberg), Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (dramatic musical), CBS, 1975.

Songs (composed by Leonard Rosenman), Sybil, NBC, 1976.

"There Will Always Be Love," Having Babies III, 1978.

"Too Many Springs" (composed by Don Sebesky), Hollow Image, ABC, 1979.

"Why Does There Have to Be a Song at the End?," The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader–Murdering Mom, HBO, 1993.

Television Lyrics; Pilots; with Marilyn Bergman:

"There's a New Girl in Town" (theme song; composed by David Shire), Alice, CBS, 1976.

"Dear Mom and Dad" (theme song; composed by Henry Mancini), Co–Ed Fever, CBS, 1979.

Theme song, P.O.P., NBC, 1984.

Television Lyrics; Specials; with Marilyn Bergman:

"America, the Dream Goes On," I Love Liberty, ABC, 1982.

A Film Is Born: The Making of Yentl (also known as Barbra Streisand: A Film Is Born ), 1983.

Television Writing; Other:

Lyricist for theme song, The World Goes On; writer of special materials for variety series, including Shower of Stars.

Stage Lyrics; with Marilyn Bergman:

Ice Capades of 1957, 1957.

Songs (composed by Sammy Fain), Something More! (musical), Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1964.

Songs (composed by Billy Goldenberg), Ballroom (musical; adapted from the television movie Queen of the Stardust Ballroom ), Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1978.

Songs (composed by Leonard Rosenman), The Lady and the Clarinet, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1980.

(Contributor) Andre DeShield's Haarlem Nocturne (musical revue), Theatre at the Latin Quarter, New York City, 1984.

(Contributor) Street Corner Symphony (musical revue), Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1997–1998.

(Contributor) Sleep Deprived, Theatre at Davenport's, Chicago, IL, 2003.

(Contributor) Lyrics & Lyricists: The Women of Rhyme and Song, Theatre at the 92nd Street Y, New York City, 2003.

So Many Stars: The Lyrics of Alan and Marilyn Bergman, 2003.

Also lyricist for That's Life, Los Angeles.

Song Lyrics; Other; with Marilyn Bergman:

Lyricist for albums and numerous songs recorded by various artists, including the albums Aesop's Fables and Never Be Afraid; "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (composed by Neil Diamond), for Barbra Streisand and Diamond, c. late 1970s; The Ballad of the Blues (album), for Jo Stafford; Never Be Afraid (album) and "I Love to Dance Like They Used to Dance," both for Bing Crosby; "After the Rain," "Ask Yourself Why," "A Child Is Born," "If I Close My Eyes," "One Day," "On Rainy Afternoons," "Two People," and "Why Let It Go?," all for Streisand; "On My Way to You," for Maureen McGovern and Streisand; "Nice 'n' Easy" (wife under name Marilyn Keith), "L.A. Is My Lady," "Love Looks So Well on You," "Sentimental Baby," and "Sleep Warm," all for Frank Sinatra; "Someone in the Dark," for Michael Jackson; "The Island," for Patti Austin and Sarah Vaughn; "Yellow Bird," for Norman Luboff; "The Trouble with Hello Is Goodbye," for Carmen Macrae; "Cinnamon and Clove" and "Like a Lover," both for Sergio Mendes and Macrae; "Look Around," for Mendes; "What Matters Most," for Kenny Rankin; "The World Goes On," for Quincy Jones; "Live It Up," for Johnny Mathis; "Raggedy Anne and Raggedy Andy," for Liza Minelli; and "Where Do You Start?" and "I Can Hardly Wait," both for Michael Feinstein; other songs include "Baby, the Ball Is Over," "Cheatin' Billy," "Don't Know Where I'm Goin'," "I've Never Left Your Arms," "Ol' MacDonald," "Sleep Warm," "That Face," and "That's Him over There."

ADAPTATIONS

Bergman's original film and television lyrics have been featured in subsequent films, including The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear, Paramount, 1991; the remake of The Thomas Crown Affair, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1999; Dancing in September, 2001; and The In–Laws, Warner Bros., 2003. His film lyrics have also been featured in numerous television specials, including Funny Girl to Funny Lady, 1975; Barbra: With One More Look at You (also known as The Making of "A Star Is Born "), 1976; Evening at Pops, PBS, 1988; Tony Bennett, PBS, 1988; Abbey Lincoln, You Gotta Pay the Band, PBS, 1993; "Ordinary Miracles," Barbra: The Concert (also known as Barbra Streisand: The Concert ), HBO, 1994; "A Ticket to Dream," AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies, CBS, 1998; The AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Stars, CBS, 1999; "On the Way to Becoming Me," AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand (also known as A Tribute to Barbra Streisand and The 29th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Barbra Streisand ), CBS, 2001; and in broadcasts of several Academy Awards presentations.