Marilyn Bergman has died at the age of 93.
The talented wordsmith - who penned songs for some of the biggest music acts of all time including Frank Sinatra and Aretha Franklin - died at her home in Los Angeles of respiratory failure.
Her representative, Ken Sunshine, says was not related to Covid-19.
Her husband, Alan Bergman, with who she penned ballads with, was by her side, The Hollywood Reporter report.
Marilyn and Alan tied the knot in 1958 and were famed for working together to create ballads for film, television and stage in their enduring partnership.
They were the lyricists for the theme songs for such shows as Bracken’s World, Good Times, Maude, Alice and Brooklyn Bridge and were known for their works in The Way We Were, from the Barbara Streisand and Robert Redford romantic drama of the same name.
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Other hits they created by the duo were Stephen Bishop’s It Might Be You from Tootsie and Noel Harrison’s The Windmills Of Your Mind from The Thomas Crown Affair.
The Bergmans won three Oscars for The Way We Were, Windmills Of Your Mind and the soundtrack to Streisand’s Yentl.
The pair also received 16 nominations throughout the years and they also won two Grammys and four Emmys.
In 1980 they were added to the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Marilyn had a lot of impressive solo endeavours, one being her becoming the first woman elected to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
She later served as the chair and president of the committee and was also the first chair of the National Recorded Sound Preservation Board of the Library of Congress.
Marilyn is survived by Alan and their daughter, Julie.
