Alan Bergman

Alan Bergman, the Oscar-winning lyricist whose timeless songs became jazz and pop standards, died July 17, 2025, at 99 in Los Angeles. With his wife, Marilyn Bergman, who died in 2022, he crafted iconic songs like “The Windmills of Your Mind” and “The Way We Were,” introducing poetic depth to scores in numerous films. Their work, performed by legends like Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand, earned three Oscars, four Emmys, and two Grammys, becoming important contributors to the contemporary sound of classic movies and television in the ’60s and ’70s. The Bergmans were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980.