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.

He wrote songs with his late wife, Marilyn Bergman, for more than 50 years, collaborating with the likes of Astaire, Sinatra, Streisand, Hamlisch and Legrand.

Alan Bergman, the award-winning lyricist behind “The Way We Were” and dozens of film and TV classics, died at age 99. Known for a six-decade partnership with his wife, Marilyn, he wrote songs that shaped American entertainment.