DIE US-AMERIKANISCHE LIEDTEXTERIN UND KOMPONISTIN MARILYN BERGMAN IST GESTORBEN

08.01.2022 Die am 10. November 1929 in New York City geborene US-amerikanische Liedtexterin und Komponistin Marilyn Bergman (Bild) ist am 8. Januar 2022 gestorben. Bergman zählte gemeinsam mit ihrem Ehemann Alan Bergman zu den angesehensten Songschreibern in den USA. Sie schrieben gemeinsam vor allem Filmmusik.* Sie waren 16 Mal für einen Oscar nominiert. Die erste Nominierung brachte ihnen auch die erste Trophäe ein – für den Song "The Windmills of your Mind" zum Film "Die Thomas Crown Affäre" (1969). Weitere Oscars folgten für den Song "The Way We Were" (1973) aus dem Liebesfilm "So wie wir waren" mit Barbra Streisand und Robert Redford und 1984 für die Liedtexte für den von Streisand inszenierten Film "Yentl".

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Marilyn Bergman, Half of an Oscar-Winning Songwriting Duo, Dies at 93

With her husband, Alan, she wrote the lyrics to “The Way We Were” and “The Windmills of Your Mind,” as well as a number of memorable TV themes.

Anita Gates

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/08/arts/music/marilyn-bergman-dead.html

Marilyn Bergman Dies: Multiple Oscar, Emmy, Grammy Winning Lyricist Was 93

Bergman was a multi-award-winning lyricist with three Academy Awards, four Emmy Awards, three Grammy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and one Cable Ace Award, among others.

Bruce Haring

https://deadline.com/2022/01/marilyn-bergman-dead-oscar-grammy-emmy-winner-was-94-obituary-1234906743/

Marilyn Bergman, Oscar-Winning Lyricist of ‘The Way We Were,’ Dead at 93

Music industry giant also co-wrote “The Windmills of Your Mind” with her husband Alan, with whom she formed a Grammy Song of the Year-winning partnership

Daniel Kreps

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/marilyn-bergman-oscar-winning-lyricist-the-way-we-were-dead-obit-1281604/

She wrote songs with her husband, Alan Bergman, for more than a half-century and for legends like Astaire, Sinatra and Streisand

Mike Barnes and Duane Byrge

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/marilyn-bergman-dead-oscar-winning-lyricist-7333125/

Bergman became the first woman elected to ASCAP's Board of Directors in 1985, per ASCAP, and went on to be elected President and Chairman of the Board in 1994. In 1980, Bergman and her husband were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Streisand reacted to the news of Bergman's death in a statement on Twitter, saying Marilyn and Alan Bergman "were like family, as well as brilliant lyricists." "We met over 60 years ago backstage at a little night club, and never stopped loving each other and working together. Their songs are timeless, and so is our love," Streisand said. "May she rest in peace.“

Raja Razek and Dakin Andone

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/08/entertainment/marilyn-bergman-dies/index.html

“It is with deep sadness that I personally, and all of ASCAP, mourn the passing of Marilyn Bergman, one of the greatest lyricists who ever lived and truly ASCAP royalty,” ASCAP president, chairman and Oscar-winning songwriter Paul Williams said in a statement.

“She was a brilliant songwriter who together with her husband gave us some of the most beautiful and enduring lyrics of all time. She was a tireless and fierce advocate for music creators not only during her term as president and chairman of ASCAP but throughout her life. Our community will miss her intelligence, her wit and her wisdom.“

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/marilyn-bergman-dead-oscar-winning-lyricist-1235071827/

Oscargekrönte Songtexterin Marilyn Bergman gestorben

Sie schrieb Songtexte für Hollywoodfilme wie "The Thomas Crown Affair" oder "Tootsie". Dreimal erhielt Marilyn Bergman für ihre Arbeit einen Oscar.

sol/dpa/AP

https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/mit-93-jahren-oscarpraemierte-songtexterin-marilyn-bergman-gestorben-a-b3c3e4b3-26f9-4a8b-a106-a21e2a405f40

Audios / Videos:

Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were (Official Audio)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifWOSnoCS0M

Dusty Springfield / Windmills Of Your Mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKV9bK-CBXo

Sinatra Sings Alan & Marilyn Bergman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5WgGb6w9-g&list=OLAK5uy_nJOPIYDfbWoOtbcdUYuqrFLRu3HncGB5o