Marilyn Bergman
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Marilyn Bergman was an acclaimed American lyricist, often collaborating with her husband Alan Bergman, known for her sophisticated, emotionally resonant songs for film, television, and stage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marilyn Bergman canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2459387 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marilyn Bergman Context triple: [The Windmills of Your Mind, lyricist, Marilyn Bergman]
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A.
Carole Bayer Sager
Carole Bayer Sager is an American songwriter and lyricist renowned for numerous pop and film hits, including "That's What Friends Are For" and "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)."
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B.
Alan Bergman
Alan Bergman is an American lyricist renowned for his long-running songwriting partnership with his wife Marilyn Bergman, together creating numerous acclaimed film and television songs.
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C.
Mack David
Mack David was an American lyricist and songwriter known for his popular song adaptations and contributions to film and television music.
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D.
Dorothy Fields
Dorothy Fields was a prominent American lyricist and librettist of the 20th century, celebrated for her witty, sophisticated songs for Broadway and Hollywood musicals.
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E.
Hal David
Hal David was an American lyricist renowned for his long-running partnership with composer Burt Bacharach, together creating numerous classic pop hits of the 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marilyn Bergman Target entity description: Marilyn Bergman was an acclaimed American lyricist, often collaborating with her husband Alan Bergman, known for her sophisticated, emotionally resonant songs for film, television, and stage.
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A.
Carole Bayer Sager
Carole Bayer Sager is an American songwriter and lyricist renowned for numerous pop and film hits, including "That's What Friends Are For" and "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)."
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B.
Alan Bergman
Alan Bergman is an American lyricist renowned for his long-running songwriting partnership with his wife Marilyn Bergman, together creating numerous acclaimed film and television songs.
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C.
Mack David
Mack David was an American lyricist and songwriter known for his popular song adaptations and contributions to film and television music.
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D.
Dorothy Fields
Dorothy Fields was a prominent American lyricist and librettist of the 20th century, celebrated for her witty, sophisticated songs for Broadway and Hollywood musicals.
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E.
Hal David
Hal David was an American lyricist renowned for his long-running partnership with composer Burt Bacharach, together creating numerous classic pop hits of the 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
human ⓘ lyricist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Original Song
ⓘ
CableACE Award ⓘ Golden Globe Award ⓘ Grammy Award ⓘ Primetime Emmy Awards ⓘ
surface form:
Primetime Emmy Award
|
| birthName | Marilyn Ruth Katz ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Alan Bergman
ⓘ
Barbra Streisand ⓘ Marvin Hamlisch ⓘ Michel Legrand ⓘ Neil Diamond ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-11-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-01-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1958 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | New York University ⓘ |
| endTime | 2009 (ASCAP presidency) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Bergman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film music
ⓘ
stage music ⓘ television music ⓘ |
| genre |
film score
ⓘ
popular music ⓘ |
| givenName | Marilyn ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOf | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Marilyn Bergman self-link ⓘ |
| notableAwardWork |
The Way We Were
ⓘ
surface form:
The Way We Were (Academy Award)
The Windmills of Your Mind ⓘ
surface form:
The Windmills of Your Mind (Academy Award)
Yentl (1983 film) ⓘ
surface form:
Yentl (Academy Award for Best Original Song Score)
|
| notableWork |
How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
ⓘ
It Might Be You ⓘ Nice ’n’ Easy ⓘ The Way We Were ⓘ The Windmills of Your Mind ⓘ What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ⓘ You Don't Bring Me Flowers ⓘ
surface form:
You Don’t Bring Me Flowers
|
| occupation |
lyricist
ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| positionHeld | president of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| spouse | Alan Bergman ⓘ |
| startTime | 1994 (ASCAP presidency) ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Best Friends
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surface form:
Best Friends (1982 film)
Good Times (television series theme lyrics) ⓘ Maude ⓘ
surface form:
Maude (television series theme lyrics)
Sybil ⓘ
surface form:
Sybil (1976 television film)
The Thomas Crown Affair ⓘ
surface form:
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968 film)
The Way We Were ⓘ
surface form:
The Way We Were (1973 film)
Yentl (1983 film) ⓘ
surface form:
Yentl
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marilyn Bergman Description of subject: Marilyn Bergman was an acclaimed American lyricist, often collaborating with her husband Alan Bergman, known for her sophisticated, emotionally resonant songs for film, television, and stage.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Windmills of Your Mind