They received four Grammy nominations for song of the year, for “Nice ‘N’ Easy” (a hit for Frank Sinatra), “The Summer Knows (Theme from ‘Summer of 42’)” (Peter Nero), “The Way We Were” (Streisand) and “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” (Streisand and Neil Diamond). They also won four Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.

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.

Alan Bergman, who won Oscars, Emmys and Grammys with wife Marilyn Bergman, wrote songs for Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand and Sting.