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Encyclopedia > Marilyn Bergman

Marilyn Bergman (née Keith, born 1929) is a composer, songwriter and author. 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ...


She was born in Brooklyn, New York and studied psychology and English at New York University. Together with her husband Alan Bergman whom she married in 1958, she wrote music and lyrics for numerous television shows, films, and stage musicals. A map of New York City, highlighting Brooklyn. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq. ... Psychology (Gk: psyche, soul or mind + logos, speech) is an academic and applied field involving the study of the mind, brain, and behavior, both human and nonhuman. ... The academic discipline of English studies explores the production and analysis of texts produced in English (or in areas of the world in which English is a common mode of communication). ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... Alan Bergman (born 11 September 1925) is a prolific lyricist and songwriter, particularly of music for stage and film. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Well-known works credited to Bergman and her husband include:

  • The Windmills of Your Mind (1968), music composed by Michel Legrand
  • The Way We Were (1973), with Marvin Hamlisch
  • Never Say Never Again (1983), title song of the film of the same name
  • It Might Be You, featured in the film Tootsie
  • You Don't Bring Me Flowers
  • Yellow Bird
  • Nice n' Easy
  • How Do You Keep The Music Playing?
  • What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
  • Ordinary Miracles
  • The score to the film Yentl
  • Moonlight, featured in the film Sabrina

In 1980 she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and in 1995 she was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Berklee College of Music. She is the president and chairman of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Michel Legrand (born February 24, 1932 in Paris) is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor and pianist. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Marvin Hamlisch (born June 2, 1944) is a successful composer of film scores. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Never Say Never Again is an unofficial James Bond film and remake of the 1965 film Thunderball. ... Tootsie is a 1982 comedy film, which tells the story of a talented, but volatile actor who is pushing for 40. ... Barbara Streisand on the soundtrack cover for the movie Yentl. ... [[]]ĄSabrina has various meanings. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945, is an independent music college in Boston, Massachusetts with many prominent faculty, staff, alumni, and visiting artists. ... The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) is an organization known as a collecting society that protects copyright, ensuring that music which is broadcast, commercially recorded, or otherwise used for profit, pays a fee to compensate the creators of that music. ...


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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Marilyn Bergman (775 words)
Marilyn Bergman (née Keith, born 1929) is a composer, songwriter and author.
In 1985, Marilyn became the first woman to be elected to the Board of Directors of ASCAP, and in February of 1994, after serving five terms, she was elected President and Chairman of the Board of ASCAP.
Alan and Marilyn were born in the same hospital, and were raised in the same area of New York City.
ASCAP Board of Directors: Marilyn Bergman (473 words)
Marilyn Bergman is President and Chairman of the Board of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and the first woman to be elected to its Board of Directors.
Marilyn was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980, and was a recipient of the Crystal Award from Women in Film in 1986.
Marilyn is a member of the Executive Committee of the Music Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a member of the National Academy of Songwriters and the Nashville Songwriters Association.
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