Alan Bergman Articles

Beast (Robby Benson), Belle (Paige O'Hara), Beauty and the Beast The Lion King 3D, a movie originally released in standard format back in 1994, has become the sleeper hit this early fall in North America. Whereas most new releases are bombing right and left, The Lion King 3D has brought in nearly $80 million domestically (it'll pass that mark today) and about $20 million internationally [...]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented "A Centennial Tribute to Johnny Mercer," on Thursday, November 5, 2009. Pictured above at the reception preceding the event (left to right): satirist Stan Freberg, veteran actress Rose Marie, singer/host Michael Feinstein, Ginny Mancini, widow of Henry Mancini, who was a frequent Johnny Mercer collaborator, Oscar-nominated songwriter Arthur Hamilton, and singer Monica Mancini, daughter of Henry [...]

Johnny Mercer (top); Mercer, Donald O'Connor, Hoagy Carmichael at the 1951 Academy Awards ceremony (bottom) Johnny Mercer's musical legacy will be celebrated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with a gala centennial tribute featuring film clips of many of Mercer's classic songs, in addition to performances and appearances by friends and colleagues, on Thursday, November 5, at 8 p.m. at the Academy’s [...]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented "A Tribute to Alan and Marilyn Bergman," on Friday, May 29, 2009. Pictured above at the reception preceding the event, from left to right: (seated) Alan Bergman, Quincy Jones, Michel Legrand, (standing) James Newton Howard, Patti Austin, Marilyn Bergman, Sid Ganis and Dave Grusin. Photos: Greg Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S. (Legrand/Grusin/Bergman, Streisand), Todd Wawrychuk / ©A.M.P.A.S. (group [...]