Alan Bergman, the Oscar-winning lyricist who teamed with his wife, Marilyn, for an enduring and loving partnership that produced such old-fashioned hits as “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?,” “It Might Be You” and the classic “The Way We Were,

Legendary lyricist Alan Bergman died on Thursday (July 17) at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 99, it was announced Friday by family spokesman Ken Sunshine. His daughter Julie Bergman was present.

Award-winning songwriter and his wife, Marilyn, produced several old-timey hits like ‘The Way We Were’ and ‘Papa, Can You Hear Me?’ that featured in numerous Barbra Streisand movie classics