Marilyn Bergman Dies: Multiple Oscar, Emmy, Grammy Winning Lyricist Was 94
deadline.comMarilyn Bergman, winner of multiple Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and more, has died at 93. She passed at home in Los Angeles at 1:15 AM PT Saturday morning with husband Alan Bergman and daughter Julie Bergman at her side.
The cause of death was respiratory failure (non-COVID related).Bergman was a multi-award-winning lyricist with three Academy Awards, four Emmy Awards, three Grammy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and one Cable Ace Award, among others.In collaboration with her husband, Alan, Marilyn won Oscars for the songs “The Windmills of Your Mind,” “The Way We Were” and for the score for Yentl.
Since their first Oscar nomination in 1968, the Bergmans have been nominated 16 times- for such songs as “It Might Be You” from Tootsie, “How Do You Keep The Music Playing?” from Best Friends, “Papa Can You Hear Me?” and “The Way He Makes Me Feel” from Yentl, and “What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?” from The Happy Ending.The Emmys were for Sybil, Queen of the Stardust Ballroom, Ordinary Miracles and A Ticket to Dream.
In 1986 they were nominated for a Golden Globe, an Academy Award, and a Grammy Award for the song “Moonlight,” performed by Sting for the Sydney Pollack film Sabrina.
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