Grammy- and Emmy-winning songwriter whose lyric-writing partnership with wife Marilyn lasted more than six decades, has died.

The artist and his late wife Marilyn Bergman wrote both exquisite ballads and witty TV theme songs. 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.

Alan Bergman, half of a hugely successful songwriting duo with his late wife Marilyn, has died. Variety reports that Bergman passed away at home in Los Angeles on Thursday. No cause of death has been reported,