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Alan Bergman(I)

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Carl Reiner tracks down several nonagenarians to show how the twilight years can be rewarding.
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Prolific songwriter ("Nice 'n' Easy", "Yellow Bird"), composer and author, educated at UCLA and the University of Northern Carolina (BA). During WW II, he wrote and directed Special Services shows, then directed TV shows for CBS in Philadelphia, PA from 1945-1953. He joined ASCAP in 1955 and wrote TV production numbers for Jo Stafford special shows, and songs for Fred Astaire and Marge and Gower Champion. He also wrote songs for revues and night club acts. His stage scores include "That's Life" (Los Angeles), "Ice Capades of 1957" and "Something More!" (Broadway). His chief musical collaborators include his wife Marilyn Bergman , Lew Spence, Norman Luboff, Paul Weston, Sammy Fain and Alex North. His other song compositions include "Cheatin' Billy", "Don't Know Where I'm Goin'", "I've Never Left Your Arms", "Marriage-Go-Round", "Sentimental Baby", "Sleep Warm", "Sogni D'Oro", "That Face", "Baby, The Ball Is Over", "Ol' MacDonald", "That's Him Over There" and "If I Were In Love". His albums include "Never Be Afraid" and "Aesop's Fables".
BornSeptember 11, 1925
BornSeptember 11, 1925
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    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 18 wins & 47 nominations total

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    Known for

    Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982)
    Tootsie
    7.4
    • Soundtrack("Tootsie", "It Might Be You")
    • 1982
    Harrison Ford in Sabrina (1995)
    Sabrina
    6.3
    • Soundtrack("Moonlight", "How Can I Remember?")
    • 1995
    Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, and Warren Oates in In the Heat of the Night (1967)
    In the Heat of the Night
    7.9
    • Music Department
    • 1967
    The Way We Were (1973)
    The Way We Were
    7.0
    • Soundtrack("The Way We Were")
    • 1973

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    • Yvette Nicole Brown, J.B. Smoove, Gerald 'Slink' Johnson, Jay Pharoah, and Marsai Martin in Good Times (2024)
      Good Times
      4.0
      TV Series
      • composer: original 'Good Times' theme
      • 2024
    • Neda Malunaviciute ir Povilas Jaraminas: What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life
      Music Video
      • lyricist
      • 2020
    • If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast (2017)
      If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
      7.5
      • lyrics: "Just Getting Started"
      • 2017
    • Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009)
      Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • musical consultant
      • 2009
    • Carroll O'Connor in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
      In the Heat of the Night
      7.6
      TV Series
      • lyrics: theme music
      • 1988–1995
    • Brooklyn Bridge (1991)
      Brooklyn Bridge
      8.5
      TV Series
      • lyricist: theme music
      • theme song: "Just Over the Brooklyn Bridge"
      • 1991–1993
    • Robin Bartlett, John Forsythe, David Hyde Pierce, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Valerie Mahaffey, and Holland Taylor in The Powers That Be (1992)
      The Powers That Be
      8.1
      TV Series
      • theme music: lyrics by
      • 1992–1993
    • Alice (1976)
      Alice
      6.9
      TV Series
      • lyricist: theme music
      • 1976–1985
    • Lani Hall: Never Say Never Again (1983)
      Lani Hall: Never Say Never Again
      7.4
      Music Video
      • lyricist
      • 1983
    • Yentl (1983)
      Yentl
      6.6
      • lyricist
      • 1983
    • John Amos, Ralph Carter, Ja'net DuBois, Esther Rolle, BernNadette Stanis, and Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in Good Times (1974)
      Good Times
      7.4
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • theme music composer
      • composer: theme "Good Times"
      • 1974–1979
    • Co-ed Fever (1979)
      Co-ed Fever
      4.6
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • 1979
    • Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
      Maude
      7.2
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • theme music composer
      • composer: theme song "And Then There's Maude"
      • 1972–1978
    • Sally Field in Sybil (1976)
      Sybil
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • lyricist
      • 1976
    • The Nancy Walker Show (1976)
      The Nancy Walker Show
      6.3
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • 1976

    Writer



    • The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002)
      The 74th Annual Academy Awards
      5.9
      TV Special
      • special material written by
      • 2002
    • Barbra: The Concert (1994)
      Barbra: The Concert
      8.3
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 1994
    • Barbra Streisand: Places That Belong to You
      6.5
      Music Video
      • writer
      • 1991
    • One Voice (1986)
      One Voice
      8.5
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 1986
    • Stop the World: I Want to Get Off (1966)
      Stop the World: I Want to Get Off
      5.2
      • additional material
      • 1966
    • The Jo Stafford Show (1961)
      The Jo Stafford Show
      8.8
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1961

    Composer



    • Neda Malunaviciute ir Povilas Jaraminas: What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2020
    • Tevin Campbell: One Song (1992)
      Tevin Campbell: One Song
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1992
    • Sally Field in Sybil (1976)
      Sybil
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Composer
      • 1976

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    • Born
      • September 11, 1925
      • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Marilyn BergmanFebruary 9, 1958 - January 8, 2022 (her death)
    • Other works
      Something More; stage show; composer.

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      Educated at Ethical Culture School, New York.

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