Marilyn Bergman, an American songwriter and lyricist is the daughter of Edith (Arkin) and Albert A. Katz, and was born in 1928 in the same Brooklyn hospital where Alan, her husband had been born three years before.
Alan and Marilyn are both descended from Jewish families. Marilyn attended The High School of Music and Art in New York before attending New York University to study psychology and English.
In the early 1950s, Alan worked as a television director and lyricist at WCAU-TV in Philadelphia. Alan was encouraged by Johnny Mercer to move to Los Angeles and pursue a career as a songwriter.
Alan and Marilyn collaborated on the music and lyrics for a number of well-known TV shows, films, and stage musicals.
The Bergmans were admitted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame after winning two Academy Awards for Best Original Song and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year.
Marilyn Bergman Net Worth At Time Of Death
At the time of her death, Marilyn Bergman has an estimated net worth of 19 million dollars.
Marilyn died Saturday at her Los Angeles home. She was 93 years old at the time.
According to a representative, Jason Lee, she died of respiratory collapse unrelated to Covid-19. When she died, her husband was by her side.