About Alan and Marilyn Bergman
Alan Bergman (September 11, 1925 – July 17, 2025) and Marilyn Keith Bergman (née Katz; November 10, 1928 – January 8, 2022) were an American songwriting duo. Married from 1958 until Marilyn's death, together they wrote music and lyrics for numerous celebrated television, film, and stage productions. The Bergmans enjoyed a successful career, honored with four Emmys, three Oscars, and two Grammys (including Song of the Year). They are in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. == Personal life == Alan Bergman was born on September 11, 1925, in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. He was the son of Ruth (Margulies), a homemaker and community volunteer, and Samuel Bergman, who worked in children's clothing sales. Bergman studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned his master's degree in music at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Marilyn Bergman was born on November 10, 1928, also in Crown Heights – coincidentally, at the same hospital (Brooklyn Jewish Hospital and Medical Center) where Alan was born three years earlier. She was the daughter of Edith (Arkin) and Albert A. Katz. Marilyn studied music at The High School of Music & Art in New York, before studying psychology and English at New York University.
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