Born on this day – Alan Bergman:

Marilyn Bergman (left), Alan Bergman (right).

Alan Bergman

Composer

Writer

September 11, 1925 – July 17, 2025

Songs:

Champion the Wonder Horse; Glad You're Here with Me Tonight; I Knew I Loved You; Nice 'n' Easy; Sleep Warm; Soldiers in the Rain; Someone In the Dark; The Playground; The Way We Were; The Windmills of Your Mind; Yellow Bird; You Don't Bring Me Flowers.

Movies and television:

1999 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (1999); 40 Carats (1973); 99 and 44/100% Dead! (1974); A Change of Seasons (1980); A Man Called Gannon (1968); A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006); A Star Is Born (1976); Adam the First (2024); AFI Life Achievement Award (2001); AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004); Alice (1976–1985); American Idol (2003–2006); American Masters (2000–2007); Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013); And Justice for All (1979); Any Wednesday (1966); As Time Goes By (1992); At First Sight (1999); Atop the Fourth Wall (2009–2013); Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002); Author! Author! (1982); Back Roads (1981); Barbra Streisand: Places That Belong to You (1991); Barbra: The Concert (1994); Best Friends (1982); Big (1988); Body Electric (2002–2004); Bogus (1996); Bolero (1981); Boston Pops in Hollywood (1976); Boys on the Side (1995); Bracken's World (1969–1970); Breakfast on Pluto (2005); Breezy (1973); Brooklyn Bridge (1991–1993); Chappelle's Show (2004); Cheers (1993); Christmas in Vienna (2000); Co-ed Fever (1979); Comic Relief Does Fame Academy (2003); Confetti (2006); Connie and Carla (2004); De Mike Burstyn show (1980); Deadpool 2 (2018); Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers (1973); Doctors' Wives (1971); Dolly (1977); Doris Day Today (1975); Drake: Nice for What (2018); Druckfrisch (2007); Due South (1999); Dynasty (1984); Elmo's World: Happy Holidays! (2002); Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story (1993); Everyday (1979); Everyday I Love You (2015); Fame (1980); Family Guy (2007–2010); Family Ties (1988); Far Out (2015); Fitzwilly (1967); Focus (2015); Folie passagère (2016); For the Boys (1991); Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing (1968); Frank Sinatra. Die Stimme Amerikas (2015); Frank Sinatra: The Man and His Music (1981); Freedom (2024); From Noon Till Three (1976); Funny Face (1971); Gaily, Gaily (1969); Gala Opening of the American Ballet Theater (1984); George and Rosemary (1987); Gilda Live (1980); Girls Brother (1984); Glee (2010); GLOW (2017); Goedenavond, dames en heren (2015); Golden Anniversary (1995); Good kid, m.A.A.d city (2014); Good Times (1974–2024); Grand (1990); Great Performances (1987–2014); Grey's Anatomy (2013); Happy Birthday, Bob! (1983); Happy Tears (2009); Harlow (1965); Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976); Hawkeye (2021); Hollow Image (1979); Hour Magazine (1980); I ara què, Xènia? (1993); Ich bin Vicky Leandros (1970); Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony (2012); If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast (2017); Il était une fois Michel Legrand (2024); I'm Alan Partridge (2002); In Living Color (1994); In My Life (2009); In My Life... Zsa Zsa Live (date?); In the Heat of the Night (1967); In the Heat of the Night / TV series (1988–1995); Inday Garutay (1976); It's a Living (1986); It's Your Bet (1972); Je crois que je l'aime (2007); John and Mary (1969); Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009); Joop (1969); Killing Them Softly (2012); La boîte à secrets (2020); La fête de la chanson française (2010–2021); La nuit des Césars (1976); La ronda (1991); La soledad era esto (2002); Lani Hall: Never Say Never Again (1983); Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2010); Late Show with David Letterman (2011); Le Mans (1971); Lea Salonga Live (2003); Life with Linkletter (1970); Little America (2020); Loose Cannons (2010); Love Hurts (1990); Love Lasts Three Years (2011); Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra (1973); Major League (1989); María Teresa (1972); Married... with Children (1991); Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love (2013); Maude (1972–1978); Max Rose (2013); Melrose Place (1993); Melvin and Howard (1980); Memòries de la tele (2010); Michel Legrand and Friends (2010); Micki + Maude (1984); Mike & Mike (2016); Molly and Lawless John (1972); Monsanto Night Presents Dionne Warwicke (1975); Monsanto Night Presents Michel Legrand (1972); Mork & Mindy (1980); Morning Joe (2023); Move (1970); My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2010); Myra Breckinridge (1970); Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1993–1997); Nancy LaMott: I'll Be Here with You (2008); Neda Malunaviciute ir Povilas Jaraminas: What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life (2020); Neil Diamond: Greatest Hits Live (1988); Neil Diamond: Hot August Night/NYC (2009); Neil Diamond: I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight (1977); Never Say Never Again (1983); Never Say Never Again: Royal Film Premiere (1983); Next Friday (2000); Nice Jazz Festival (2020); Nine Perfect Strangers (2021); Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (2016); Numéro un (1976–1978); Ode to Billy Joe (1976); One Night Only: Barbra Streisand and Quartet at the Village Vanguard - September 26, 2009 (2010); One True Love (2008); One Voice (1986); Only Murders in the Building (2022); P.O.P. (1984); Paris When It Sizzles (1964); Pee-wee's Playhouse (1990); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1960–1966); Pete 'n' Tillie (1972); Pieces of Dreams (1970); Playboy After Dark (1970); Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (1975); Queendom Live (2024); Red Oaks (2016); Regine: R2K (1999); Retrats (2016); Rhoda (1976); Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West (1991); Roller Revolution (1980); Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg (2022); Sabrina (1995); Same Time, Next Year (1978); Samedi est à vous (1976); Sammy and Company (1976); Sanctuary (1961); Saturday Night Live (1987–2018); Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998); Savvatogennimenes (2004); Scandal (2015); School of Rock (2003); Seinfeld (1995); Severance (2025); Sex and the City (1999); Sharp Objects (2018); Shirley Valentine (1989); Shy People (1987); Sjans (1992); Sometimes a Great Notion / aka Never Give a Inch (1971); SongSessions with David Pomeranz (2022); Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024); Sotsugyô (2002); Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Celebration for the Film & TV Music Community (2020); Springfield's Most Wanted (1995); Star Search (2003); Starting Over (1979); Stiletto (1969); Stolen Hours (1963); Stop the World: I Want to Get Off (1966); Stranger Things (2017); Streisand: Live in Concert (2009); Strictly Come Dancing (2016); Summer of '42 (1971); Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973); Swans Crossing (1992); Switch (1991); Sybil (1976); 't Schaep met de 5 pooten (2006); Tavis Smiley (2012–2017); Télé dimanche (1970); Tevin Campbell: One Song (1992); The 2012 Annual Actors Fund Gala Awards (2012); The 33rd Annual Tony Awards (1979); The 41st Annual Academy Awards (1969); The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970); The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971); The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972); The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973); The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974); The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977); The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979); The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980); The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981); The 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983); The 55th Annual Grammy Awards (2013); The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984); The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990); The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996); The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000); The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002); The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007); The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1963); The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1955); The African Elephant (1971); The Arthur Haynes Show (1962); The Avengers (1963); The Benny Hill Show (1975); The Bold and the Beautiful (1992); The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976); The Clash (2018); The Danny Thomas Show (1962); The Dean Martin Show (1970); The Diahann Carroll Special (1971); The Dick Emery Hour (1980); The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1962); The Dirk Diggler Story (1988); The Earth Day Special (1990); The Ed Sullivan Show (1969); The Ernie Sigley Show (1974–1975); The Facts of Life (1983); The Fanatics (1997); The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1992); The Gentlemen (2024); The Gigolos (2006); The Gingerbread Girl (1993); The Graham Kennedy Show (1973); The Grand Tour (2016); The Great Outdoors (2007); The Happy Ending (1969); The Hollywood Palace (1967–1969); The Informant! (2009); The In-Laws (2003); The January Man (1989); The Jo Stafford Show (1961); The Johnny Cash Show (1969); The Lawrence Welk Show (1970); The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972); The List of My Desires (2014); The Looney Tunes Show (2011); The Lorenzo and Henrietta Music Show (1976); The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970); The Man Who Loved Women (1983); The Marriage-Go-Round (1961); The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2019); The Merv Griffin Show (1971–1974); The Mike Douglas Show (1978); The Morecambe & Wise Show (1970–1973); The Muppet Show (1977); The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991); The Nancy Walker Show (1976); The Nanny (1994–1999); The Night of Submission (1976); The One and Only (1978); The Oscars (2013); The Paul Ryan Show (1977–1992); The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993); The Powers That Be (1992–1993); The Pretty One (2013); The Prince of Tides (1991); The Promise (1979); The Promise (2007); The Right Approach (1961); The Russia House (1990); The Sandy Duncan Show (1972); The Sapphires (2012); The Score (2003); The Simpsons (2002–2022); The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1976–1977); The Steve Allen Show (1969); The Swimming Pool (1969); The Thomas Crown Affair (1968 / 1999); The Tick (2001); The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2016–2018); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1976); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2011–2013); The Trip to Spain (2017); The Two Ronnies (1972–1984); The Way We Were (1973); The Way We Were: Looking Back (1999); The Wonder Years (1989); The X Factor Philippines (2012); Thicke of the Night (1983); Thilia Thalia (2000); This Is Your Life (2003); Tijd voor MAX (2021); Today (1980); Tom at the Farm (2013); Tony Bennett at the Talk of the Town (1972); Tootsie (1982); Top of the Pops (1978); Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon (2008); Twister (1996); Ugly Betty (2007); Vinyl (2016); Waiting to Exhale (1995); Washington Square (1997); Welcome Home (1989); What If... (2012); What's Up Doc? (1994); Who's Doing the Dishes? (2016); Wurlitzer (1985); Wuthering Heights (1970); Yentl (1983); Yes, Giorgio (1982); Yesteryear (2020); Your Song (2007).