Marilyn Bergman
Marilyn Bergman · Arts & Literature
Film and song lyricist
1928, Brooklyn, New York, United States — 2022, Los Angeles, California, United States
United States
Marilyn Bergman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Film and song lyricist
Marilyn Bergman was an American Jewish lyricist who, with her husband Alan Bergman, wrote the words to enduring film and popular songs, winning three Academy Awards including for 'The Way We Were' and the score of Yentl. Born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, she also served as the first woman president of the performing-rights organization ASCAP. Her lyrics became standards of twentieth-century American song.
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Film and song lyricist
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
