- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMarilyn Ruth Katz
- Nickname
- Marilyn Keith
- Height5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
- Prolific songwriter ("Nice 'n' Easy", "Yellow Bird"), composer and author Marilyn Bergman wrote several theme songs for television and songs for revues, night clubs, and films. Joining ASCAP in 1953, her chief musical collaborators included her husband Alan Bergman, Lew Spence, Norman Luboff, Paul Weston, Sammy Fain, and Alex North. Her other song compositions included "Cheatin' Billy", "Don't Know Where I'm Goin'", "I've Never Left Your Arms", "Never Be Afraid", "Outta My Mind", "The Right Approach" (for film), "Marriage-Go-Round" (for film), "Sentimental Baby", "Sleep Warm", "Sogni D'Oro", "That Face", "Baby, the Ball is Over", "Ol' MacDonald", "If I Were in Love" (for film) and "That's Him Over There."
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpouseAlan Bergman(February 9, 1958 - January 8, 2022) (her death, 1 child)
- ChildrenJulie Rachel Bergman
- ParentsAlbert A. KatzIda Edith Arkin
- RelativesIsaac Arkin(Grandparent)Fannie Rechtin(Grandparent)
- Educated at New York University. Studied Psychology and English.
- Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980.
- Coincidentally, Marilyn and husband Alan Bergman were both born in the same Brooklyn hospital.
- She was the daughter of Edith (Arkin) and Albert A. Katz. Her paternal grandparents, and mother, were Russian Jewish immigrants.
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