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Overview
Mini Biography:
Prolific songwriter ("Nice 'n' Easy", "Yellow Bird"), composer and author... moreTrivia:
Educated at Ethical Culture School, New York. moreAwards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 39 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(22 articles)
Hollywood’s Golden Year (From Twitch. 1 July 2009, 10:17 AM, PDT)
Barbra Streisand A Surprise Guest At A.M.P.A.S. Tribute To Marilyn And Alan Bergman
(From CinemaRetro. 8 June 2009, 4:35 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
AlanFilmography
Music Department:
- "In the Heat of the Night" (lyrics: theme music) (99 episodes, 1988-1995)
- By Duty Bound (1995) TV episode (lyrics: theme music) (uncredited)
- Who Was Geli Bendl? (1994) TV episode (lyrics: theme music) (uncredited)
- A Matter of Justice (1994) TV episode (lyrics: theme music) (uncredited)
- The Law on Trial (1992) TV episode (lyrics: theme music)
- Sanctuary (1992) TV episode (lyrics: theme music)
(94 more) - In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound (1995) (TV) (lyrics: theme music) (uncredited)
- In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl? (1994) (TV) (lyrics: theme music) (uncredited)
- In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice (1994) (TV) (lyrics: theme music) (uncredited)
- In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life (1994) (TV) (lyrics: theme music) (uncredited)
- Yentl (1983) (lyrical composer: songs) (as Alan)
- Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (1975) (TV) (lyricist)
- In the Heat of the Night (1967) (song lyrics) (as Alan)
Soundtrack:
- One True Love (2008) ("The Last Time I Felt Like This")
- Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon (2008) (lyrics: "Where Do You Start")
- Nancy LaMott: I'll Be Here with You (2008) (V) (writer: "Where Do You Start?")
... aka Nancy Lamott: I'll Be Here with You - A Collection of Rare Live Performances 1978-1995 (USA: DVD box title) - "Family Guy" (1 episode, 2007)
... aka "Padre de familia" (USA: Spanish title)
- Blue Harvest (2007) TV episode (lyrics: "It Might Be You" (uncredited)) - "Ugly Betty" (1 episode, 2007)
- East Side Story (2007) TV episode (lyrics: "The Way We Were") - "The Great Outdoors" (1 episode, 2007)
- Michael Bublé's Vancouver, Canada (2007) TV episode (writer: "Nice 'N Easy") - Confetti (2006) (lyrics: "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?")
- Breakfast on Pluto (2005) (lyrics: "The Windmills of Your Mind" (1968))
- "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 2004)
- Sleeping with the Enemy (2004) TV episode ("Papa, Can You Hear Me?") - Connie and Carla (2004) (writer: "Papa, Can You Hear Me?")
- The School of Rock (2003) ("Good Times (Theme)")
... aka School of Rock (Germany) (UK: DVD box title) (USA: promotional title) - The In-Laws (2003/I) (writer: "The Way We Were")
... aka Ein ungleiches Paar (Germany)
... aka Wild Wedding - Ein ungleiches Paar (Germany: DVD title) - Sotsugyô (2002) (lyrics: "The Way We Were")
... aka The Graduation (International: English title) - Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) (writer: "Papa, Can You Hear Me?")
... aka Austin Powers: Goldmember (USA) - AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand (2001) (lyrics: "On the Way to Becoming Me")
... aka 29th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Barbra Streisand (USA: complete title) - The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV) (writer: "The Way We Were")
- "American Masters" (1 episode, 2000)
- Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) TV episode (writer: "In the Heat of the Night") - Next Friday (2000) (writer: "Good Times")
- The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) (writer: "THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND")
- At First Sight (1999) (lyrics: "Love Is Where You Are")
- Washington Square (1997) (lyrics: "The Tale Of The String")
- The Fanatics (1997) (writer: "That Face")
... aka Fumbleheads (USA: TV title) - Bogus (1996) (lyrics: "The Best of Friends")
- Twister (1996) (lyrics: "Love Affair")
- The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV) (writer: "Moonlight")
- Waiting to Exhale (1995) (writer: "It Might Be You")
- Sabrina (1995) (lyrics: "Moonlight", "How Can I Remember?")
... aka Sabrina (Germany) - The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993) (TV) (lyrics: "Why Does There Have to Be a Song at the End?")
- "Melrose Place" (1 episode, 1993)
- End Game (1993) TV episode (writer: "The Way We Were") - "As Time Goes By" (1992) TV series (unknown episodes)
- For the Boys (1991) (writer: "Dreamland")
- The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) ("THE WAY WE WERE")
... aka The Naked Gun 2 1/2 (Canada: English title) - Switch (1991) (lyrics: "It's All There")
... aka Blake Edwards' Switch (USA: complete title) - Love Hurts (1990) (writer: "NICE 'N' EASY")
- The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) (TV) (writer: "The Girl Who Used to Be Me")
- Welcome Home (1989) (lyrics: "WELCOME HOME, WELCOME HOME" (theme song))
- Shirley Valentine (1989) (lyrics: "THE GIRL WHO USED TO BE ME")
- Major League (1989) (lyrics: "Most of All You")
- The January Man (1989) (lyrics: "I KNOW THE FEELING")
- Big (1988) (writer: "THE WAY WE WERE")
- "In the Heat of the Night" (1 episode, 1988)
- Pilot: Part 1 (1988) TV episode (lyrics: "In the Heat of the Night") - One Voice (1986) (TV) (lyrics: "Papa, Can You Hear Me?", "The Way We Were")
- Micki + Maude (1984) (lyrics: "SOMETHING NEW IN MY LIFE")
- P.O.P. (1984) (TV) (lyrics: "P.O.P.")
- The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984) (TV) (writer: "Papa, Can You Hear Me?", "The Way He Makes Me Feel")
- The Man Who Loved Women (1983) (lyrics: "Little Boys" (theme song))
- Yentl (1983) (lyrics: "Where Is It Written?", "Papa, Can You Hear Me?", "This Is One Of Those Moments", "No Wonder", "The Way He Makes Me Feel", "Tomorrow Night", "Will Someone Ever Look At Me That Way?", "No Matter What Happens", "A Piece Of Sky")
- Never Say Never Again (1983) ("Never Say Never Again")
... aka James Bond 007 - Sag niemals nie (West Germany) - The 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983) (TV) (writer: "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?", "If We Were In Love", "It Might Be You")
- Best Friends (1982) (lyrics: "How Do You Keep The Music Playing", "Think About Love")
- Tootsie (1982) (lyrics: "Tootsie", "It Might Be You")
- Yes, Giorgio (1982) (lyrics: "If We Were In Love")
- Author! Author! (1982) (writer: "Coming Home To You")
- Les uns et les autres (1981) (lyrics: "Serenade for Sarah")
... aka Bolero (International: English title) (USA)
... aka Bolero: Dance of Life (International: English title)
... aka Dance of Life (International: English title)
... aka Within Memory - Back Roads (1981) (lyrics: "Ask Me No Questions (I'll Tell You No Lies)")
... aka Love with a Sinner (Philippines: English title) - A Change of Seasons (1980) (lyrics: "Where Do You Catch The Bus For Tomorrow?")
- Fame (1980) (lyrics: "The Way We Were")
- The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980) (TV) (writer: "Theme from The Promise (I'll Never Say 'Goodbye')")
- Starting Over (1979) ("The Way We Were")
- The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979) (TV) (writer: "The Last Time I Felt Like This")
- The Promise (1979) (writer: "I'll Never Say Goodbye") (lyrics: "The Promise")
... aka Face of a Stranger - Same Time, Next Year (1978) (lyrics: "The Last Time I Felt Like This")
- The One and Only (1978) ("THE ONE AND ONLY")
- A Star Is Born (1976) (lyrics: "I BELIEVE IN LOVE")
- From Noon Till Three (1976) (lyrics: "Hello and Goodbye")
- Ode to Billy Joe (1976) (lyrics: "THERE'LL BE TIME")
- "The Benny Hill Show" (1 episode, 1975)
- Great Mysteries with Orson Buggy (1975) TV episode (writer: "Sweet Gingerbread Man") - Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (1975) (TV) (lyrics: "Pennies and Dreams", "Suddenly, There's You", "A Big Mistake", "Who Gave You Permission?", "I Love To Dance")
- 99 and 44/100% Dead (1974) (lyrics: "Easy, Baby")
... aka Call Harry Crown (UK) - The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974) (TV) (writer: "The Way We Were")
- "Good Times" (1974) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Breezy (1973) (writer: "Breezy's Song")
- Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra (1973) (TV) (writer: "Nice and Easy")
... aka Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back (USA) - The Way We Were (1973) (lyrics: "The Way We Were")
- The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973) (TV) (writer: "Marmalade, Molasses & Honey")
- The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) (lyrics: "Marmalade, Molasses and Honey")
- "Maude" (1972) TV series (unknown episodes)
- The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) (TV) (writer: "All His Children")
- "Funny Face" (1971) TV series (unknown episodes)
- The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971) (TV) (writer: "Pieces of Dreams")
- Doctors' Wives (1971) (lyrics: "THE COSTUME BALL")
- Sometimes a Great Notion (1970) (lyrics: "All His Children")
... aka Never Give a Inch (USA: reissue title)
... aka Never Give an Inch (UK) - Pieces of Dreams (1970) (lyrics: "Pieces of Dreams")
- Myra Breckinridge (1970) (lyrics: "You Gotta Taste All the Fruit")
... aka Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge - Wuthering Heights (1970) (lyrics: "I Was Born in Love With You" (uncredited))
- The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970) (lyrics: "Nobody Knows", "Sweet Gingerbread Man")
- The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970) (TV) (writer: "What Are You Doing for the Rest of Your Life?")
- Gaily, Gaily (1969) (lyrics: "Tomorrow Is My Friend", "There's Enough to Go Around")
... aka Chicago, Chicago (UK) - John and Mary (1969) (lyrics: "Maybe Tomorrow")
- "Bracken's World" (1969) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Stiletto (1969) (lyrics: "Sugar in the Rain")
- The 41st Annual Academy Awards (1969) (TV) (performer: "The Windmills of Your Mind")
- La piscine (1969) (lyrics: "Run Brother Rabbit Run")
... aka La piscina (Italy)
... aka The Sinners (UK)
... aka The Swimming Pool (USA) - The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) (lyrics: "The Windmills Of Your Mind")
... aka The Crown Caper
... aka Thomas Crown and Company - Fitzwilly (1967) (lyrics: "Make Me Rainbows")
... aka A Garden of Cucumbers
... aka Fitzwilly Strikes Back (UK) - "The Hollywood Palace" (1 episode, 1967)
- Episode #5.3 (1967) TV episode (writer: "Make Me Rainbows") - In the Heat of the Night (1967) (lyrics: "In the Heat of the Night", "It Sure Is Groovy!" (uncredited), "Bowlegged Polly" (uncredited), "Foul Owl on the Prowl" (uncredited))
- Any Wednesday (1966) (lyrics: "Any Wednesday")
... aka Bachelor Girl Apartment (UK) - "The Perry Como Show" (1 episode, 1966)
... aka "Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Chesterfield Supper Club"
- Episode dated 28 March 1966 (1966) TV episode (writer: "Yellow Bird") - Paris - When It Sizzles (1964) (lyrics: "That Face")
... aka Together in Paris (USA) - Stolen Hours (1963) (lyrics: "Stolen Hours")
... aka Summer Flight (USA) - "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" (1 episode, 1963)
... aka "Ozzie and Harriet"
- June Music Festival (1963) TV episode (writer: "Nice and Easy") - "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin" (1 episode, 1955)
- The White Buffalo (1955) TV episode (writer: "The White Buffalo")
Actor:
- Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story (1993) (TV)
- "Brooklyn Bridge" .... Perry Hirsch (1 episode, 1991)
- Get a Job (1991) TV episode .... Perry Hirsch - From Noon Till Three (1976) (uncredited) .... Songwriter
- "12 O'Clock High" .... Maj. Holtzer (1 episode, 1966)
- Face of a Shadow (1966) TV episode .... Maj. Holtzer
Writer:
- Barbra Streisand: The Concert (1994) (TV) (writer)
- One Voice (1986) (TV) (written by) (as Alan)
- Stop the World: I Want to Get Off (1966) (additional material)
Thanks:
- The Way We Were: Looking Back (1999) (V) (the producers wish to thank)
Self:
- Recording: The History of Recorded Music (2009) (filming) .... Himself
- Streisand: Live in Concert (2009) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Audience
- Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon (2008) .... Himself
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- The Score (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- The Way We Were: Looking Back (1999) (V) .... Himself - Lyricist
- "Playboy After Dark" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode #2.15 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
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