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Alan Bergman (born 11 September 1925) is a prolific lyricist and songwriter, particularly of music for stage and film.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, he studied at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UCLA. His involvement in the entertainment industry began in the early 1950s as a director of children's television shows. After marrying in 1958, he and his wife Marilyn together wrote music and lyrics for numerous television shows, films, and stage musicals.

Well-known works credited to Bergman and his wife 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
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 he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and in 1995 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Berklee College of Music. He is a member of the board of the Barbara Streisand Foundation.

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