Grammy- and Emmy-winning songwriter whose lyric-writing partnership with wife Marilyn lasted more than six decades, has died.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alan Bergman, Oscar-winning lyricist who helped compose ‘The Way We Were’ and other classics, dead at 99. Copyright © 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.

Lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman were among the most successful and prolific partnerships of their time. Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Tony Bennett and many others performed their material.