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Alan Bergman Biography

Birth Name:Alan Bergman

Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, United States

Profession Soundtrack, Music department, Writer, Actor

Fast Facts

  • Awarded an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music
  • Member of the Library of Congress National Film Preservation Board, advocating for the preservation of early films as artworks
  • Became involved in entertainment when he started to direct children's programs in the early 1950s
  • Quote: "(On writing songs with his wife) "We're always looking for an original way to say 'I love you․'""
  • Known for collaborating with writing partner Marilyn Bergman, whom he married in 1958
  • Contributed composed scores for a wide variety of television shows and films, such as "Good Times," "Sabrina," "An Officer and a Gentleman," etc
  • On the board of a charitable organization headed by Barbra Streisand
  • Wrote three of the five songs nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song in 1983
  • Talents were celebrated by a performance at Carnegie Hall in 1999
  • Did not meet wife Marilyn Bergman until he moved to Los Angeles, although they were born in the same hospital and raised in the same neighborhood

Awards

  • 1969Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: winner
  • 1969Golden Globe-Best Original Song: winner
  • 1970Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 1970Golden Globe-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 1971Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 1971Golden Globe-Best Original Song - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1972Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 1972Golden Globe-Best Original Song - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1973Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 1973Golden Globe-Best Original Song - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1973Golden Globe-Best Original Song - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1974Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: winner
  • 1974Golden Globe-Best Original Song - Motion Picture: winner
  • 1974Golden Globe-Best Original Song - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1975Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special: nominated
  • 1975Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Achievement in Special Musical Material: winner
  • 1977Golden Globe-Best Original Song - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1977Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore): winner
  • 1978Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music-: nominated
  • 1978Grammy-Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special: nominated
  • 1979Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 1979Golden Globe-Best Original Song - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1980Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 1981Razzie Award-Worst Original Song: nominated
  • 1983Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 1983Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 1983Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 1983Golden Globe-Best Original Song - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1983Razzie Award-Worst Original Song: nominated
  • 1984Oscar-Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score: winner
  • 1984Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 1984Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 1984BAFTA Film Award-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 1984Golden Globe-Best Original Song - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1984Golden Globe-Best Original Score - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1984Grammy-Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special: nominated
  • 1984Razzie Award-Worst Musical Score: nominated
  • 1985Grammy-Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special: nominated
  • 1987ASCAP Award-Most Performed Feature Film Standards on TV: winner
  • 1990Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 1990Golden Globe-Best Original Song - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1990Grammy-Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television: nominated
  • 1992Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music: nominated
  • 1995CableACE-Writing an Entertainment Special: nominated
  • 1995CableACE-Music Special: nominated
  • 1995CableACE-Original Song: winner
  • 1995Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics: winner
  • 1996Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 1996Golden Globe-Best Original Song - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1997Grammy-Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television: nominated
  • 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: nominated