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Oscar-winning lyricist Marilyn Bergman has died at 93

Alongside her husband, Alan, she won two Academy Awards for Best Original Song for "The Windmills of Your Mind" and "The Way We Were."
Marilyn Bergman (L) with her husband and partner in lyric-writing, Alan Bergman (R)

The Oscar-winning lyricist Marilyn Bergman has died. Along with her husband, Alan, the Bergmans were a renowned music-writing duo whose hits included "The Windmills of Your Mind," "The Way We Were" and the score for Yentl.

Marilyn Bergman died at her home in Los Angeles on Saturday. She was 93. According to her

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