Marilyn Bergman (1928–2022), Oscar-winning “The Way We Were” songwriter
legacy.comMarilyn Bergman was a songwriter who won three Academy Awards for her work.Bergman worked with her husband, Alan Bergman, to write songs for TV, movies, and stage productions.
They married and began working together in the late 1950s, with early compositions including songs for Frank Sinatra (1915–1998) and Dean Martin (1917–1995).
The Bergmans began writing songs for movies, and they won their first Oscar for Best Original Song with “The Windmills of Your Mind” from “The Thomas Crown Affair.” They won again for “The Way We Were” from the film of the same name, which also won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year as well as a Golden Globe Award.
The Bergmans won their third Oscar for Best Original Score for their work on “Yentl.” In 1983, they became the first songwriters ever to have three songs nominated for Oscars in the same year, for their music in “Tootsie,” “Best Friends,” and “Yes, Giorgio.”The Bergmans wrote lyrics for theme songs to popular TV shows including “Maude,” “Alice,” and “Good Times.” They won three Emmy Awards and were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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