[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 9 (Thursday, January 24, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S277-S278]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                  RECOGNIZING MARILYN AND ALAN BERGMAN

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, the great song lyricists Alan and 
Marilyn Bergman are being honored by the New West Symphony with its 
Bravo Award for their extraordinary leadership, their contributions to 
the Visions of America multimedia project, and their deep and 
longstanding commitment to music education and the performing arts. I 
look forward to paying tribute to them at the New West Symphony's event 
in Los Angeles.
  Alan and Marilyn Bergman are two of the world's best-known and best-
loved lyricists. From the 1950s calypso hit ``Yellow Bird'' and Frank 
Sinatra's ``Nice 'n' Easy'' to Oscar-winning lyrics for ``The Way We 
Were'' and ``The Windmills of Your Mind'' to themes for many of 
America's favorite television series, the Bergmans have been 
contributing to the Great American Songbook for more than 50 years. 
They have won three Academy Awards (including one for the score of 
Yentl), four Emmys, two Grammys, and two Golden Globe Awards.
  They have also worked tirelessly to promote the arts and champion our 
creative community. Marilyn served for 15 years as President and 
Chairman of the Board of the American Society of Composers, Authors and 
Publishers (ASCAP), the world's foremost performing rights 
organization. In 2002, she was appointed the first chairman of the 
Library of Congress National Sound Recording Preservation Board.
  Alan serves as a member of the Library of Congress National Film 
Preservation Board, the Johnny Mercer Foundation Board, the Artists' 
Rights Foundation Board, and the Jazz Bakery Board of Directors.
  And together, Alan and Marilyn serve on the executive committee of 
the Music Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
  They are also strong supporters of music education, including the New 
West Symphony's outstanding efforts to provide quality outreach and 
educational opportunities for our communities and our schools.
  Mr. President, I know that you and all our colleagues will join me in 
saluting two great American artists and this year's Bravo Award 
winners, Alan and Marilyn Bergman.

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