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, whose prolific songwriting with his wife Marilyn earned them several Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy awards, died July 17. He was 99.