Remembering Burt Bacharach (1928-2023) - {Marriage to Angie Dickinson w/interview}

One of the best and most influential music composers and orchestrators of the second half of the twentieth century, Burt Bacharach, has died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles. He was 94.
This is the second of a two part tribute to Mr. Bacharach... we focused more upon his music and legacy in part one, and with this video tribute, we'll take a quick look at his personal life, and his time with wife Angie Dickinson, during a special time in both their lives when they became one of Hollywood's most well liked and successful couples, and welcomed daughter Nikki into their lives.
Background info -
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Burt Bacharach, along with his music partner and lyricist Hal David, helped write the sound track to the life and times of the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Their hit pop music appealed to a wide audience, with complex and sophistical melodies and often heart breaking lyrics of longing and love lost. Over the decades, Bacharach received eight Grammy Awards (and 21 nominations), including those with partner Hal David, but later in the 1980's as well (Arthur's theme and 'That's What Friends Are For'), with music-partner and spouse Carol Bayer Sager.
The list of Bacharach-David top hit songs of that late 1950s to early 1970s era is memorable and almost endless - from hit songs sung by Dionne Warwick: Walk on By, Anyone Who Had a Heart, Alfie, I Say a Little Prayer, Promises Promises; to songs sung by BJ Thomas: Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head; to songs sung by Tom Jones: What's New Pussycat?, Casino Royale; to songs sung by Dusty Springfield: The Look of Love, A House is Not a Home; to songs sung by Jackie DeShannon: What the World Needs Now; to songs sung by Herb Alpert: This Guy's in Love With You; to songs sung by The Carpenters (They Long to Be) Close to You; to songs sung by The 5th Dimension: One Less Bell to Answer. Endless great music.
The great music crossed into films as well, as the Bacharach-David combo produced Academy Award Oscar nominations for What's New Pussycat? (1965), Alfie (1966), Casino Royale (The Look of Love -1967) and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head -1969/Oscar winner).
Bacharach-David also received a Tony nomination and a Grammy for the score of Neil Simon's Promises, Promises, which debuted on Broadway in 1968.
That decade of the 1960s saw Burt Bacharach become a household name, as both his professional life and his personal life gained great attention and success. His marriage to actress Angie Dickinson in 1965 made the two one of Hollywood's most glamorous and well liked couples.
Bacharach began his career as a performer/pianist during the Korean War, when he was drafted into the army, sent to Germany, and toured Army bases and performed with singer (and equally young) Vic Damone, who was also drafted into service. After service, Bacharach studied music at various universities and schools, and toured again with Vic Damone, and became Marlene Dietrich's conductor and arranger when she toured. He made his way to New York City, met Hal David, and the two worked in the Brill Building (Tin Pan Alley) along with other up and coming songsmith teams such as Gerry Goffin and Carole King.
When asked a few years ago in an interview what he would most like to be remembered for, Bacharach said: "I was a good father... to have kids that late in life, everything shifts - the who value and importance that they bring to life and the values in it."
Mr. Bacharach is survived by his wife Jane Hansen (as well as former wives Angie Dickinson and Carol Bayer Sager), and children Oliver and Raleigh, and son Christopher (from marriage to Bayer Sager). He is preceded in death by daughter, Nikki, from marriage to Angie Dickinson.
This video clip is presented here on KZbin for the entertainment and informational value of the viewer, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Rest in peace Mr. Bacharach. And thank you.

[@franksantos3418]

This man made his music part of my DNA. Thank you Burt and may you rest in peace.

[@BedfordFalls7]

So sad today. We lost one of the very Best composers ever. Burt, you will be Missed. Blessings~

[@Prairieloglover]

Yes I’m so sad to hear this news

[@roccosophie6498]

Burt was probably the greatest song writer of my generation. I miss those days, greatly. But your work and your songs will live, forever.

[@January.]

*songwriters

[@fob1xxl]

My condolences to his family and Angie and Carol. He was music Genius. He gave us a Tapestry of our lives in the 60's when we were young. Thanks Burt. RIP 💙

[@stevenburger7158]

I HAD THE HONOR & PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH BURT BACHARACH IN THE STUDIO (ALBUMS & MOVIE SCORES) EVERGREEN STUDIOS, BURBANK CA. BURT WAS A CLASS ACT & SO WERE THE MANY STARS WHO SANG & PERFORMED ON SCREEN TO HIS MASTERPIECES, WHOM I ALSO WORKED WITH, LIKE DIONNE WARWICK! HE WILL BE MISSED > THERE WAS ONLY 1 BURT BACHARACH!

[@adelebz7]

They were a beautiful couple.

[@joanne26]

RIP Burt You had a long a fulfilling life You gave us so many wonderful songs which are timeless I was born in 1965 and still love the decade today for many reasons One is because of Burt Real proper music 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️😭😭😀😀

[@susannehall7234]

I am the same age and grew up in the 70s listening to all his songs. We always had a piano and a record player in the house. He will be sadly missed and of course condolences to Angie Dickinson his ex wife Police woman. He's back with his beloved daughter

[@judyledbetter3915]

Really Admired Miss Angie Dickinson. Never Realized, She Had So Much Heartache In Her Life.🙏 Prayers For Her. God Bless 💗🙌

[@debbiemartin2026]

Was is this cut short?

[@susannehall7234]

Yes it is only snippets but there are quite a few documentaries about both of them.

[@lalani888blue]

Burt was indeed musically gifted. So many songs that the many of us cherish...But he had one of the most beautiful women in the history of 'gems'. A real, raw and authentic Woman... Angie Dickinson 💌 I'll always love and respect her. So sorry for the loss of their beautiful daughter...So sad 💔

[@user-qd4gn6dt4g]

Never will we ever have the pleasure of this genius' music. Personally, I can't even think that he's gone now. Thank God for his music. I have it all. I will miss you Burt since you've been part of my life since I'm 13 years old. Rest in peace with all the angels.

[@carolynmorris7303]

He really had a beautiful wife! What a stunner!

[@lonesom]

Thank you Burt. You were fabulous, but you know that.

[@ucdbnxt7318]

Damn, the amazing songs he wrote...

[@barbaragately6871]

❤

[@January.]

Wish I could watch the whole program.

[@dircequirino6767]

Lindo 😻 Burt Bacharach 🌹❤️.

[@karenperrealt3520]

Such a handsome man

[@relaxationstation7374]

Angie was a total freaking Goddess! I'm definitely A Megafan of Burt's compositions, thank God that he chose music composition over athletics! I have tons of his works in my music collection! Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

[@RRM13]

People from a different, simpler, more sophisticated era are little by little vanishing. It’s a pity the sense of emptiness… Hello from São Paulo, Brazil 🇧🇷.

[@January.]

😢

[@susannehall7234]

Yep I totally agree. There no one to replace them.

[@tomlemery8490]

Remember the Martini and Rossi commercial.

[@January.]

Burt is so easy to fall in love with....

[@johnpickford4222]

January: Yeah, so that’s the friggin’ excuse he was a womanizer. I don’t care what he wrote, he was a piece of s**t as a husband. ‘Where’s my new pussycat’, yeah, What’s it all about Bertie?

[@susannehall7234]

Angie was beautiful and still is. Its a shame their marriage ended.

[@rr7firefly]

I think that Burt and Angie were too good for a Martini and Rossi tv commercial. But who knows how much money that brought in.

[@lalani888blue]

This video cut off way too short. Burt had an amazing wife in Angie...Why did they split up? I seem to recall that later he was with Carol??

[@TelevisionVanguard]

Thank you for watching and for your comment. We were facing a bit of a copyright issue with this video is we placed too long a segment on our channel, so we had to end it. However, we do have full Biography channel bio on Angie Dickinson of which this video clip is a part. We will provide more of that overall show over the course of time as we pay ongoing tributes to Angie Dickinson. Thank you again for watching and for your comments. - staff

[@TelevisionVanguard]

Hi again - we forgot to add an answer to your question. Burt met Carol Bayer Sager in early 1980s when he worked on the 'Arthur' soundtrack and hit single (theme from Arthur) with her However, we believe (to our knowledge) Burt split from Angie before that time - late 1970s... and it was primarily due to the NBC hit series Police Woman, that took up (as television series can do) so much of her time each week. She ended up spending more time on set each day and week with the cast and crew (ie. Burt Holliman, whom she got along well) of Police Woman than time spent at home with Burt. Angie has said that Police Woman was the probable cause of the split and divorce. - staff

[@user-dx8nz1jp4w]

Why was it cut in the middle?

[@marianneknobbe8827]

So sad,thei did divorce in 1980😔

[@debbiemartin2026]

Why is this abruptly ended?

[@JoeDoe2]

Even a three measure jingle was awesome. But what's with the annoying hum? Ouch.

[@susanfontaine3721]

Was Angie Dickson still married to Burt Bacharach

[@JoeDoe2]

LOL. No, she was 3 wives ago.

[@drpoundsign]

He married Police Babe? HE found the Right Shiksa (Several Times!)

[@thehair1474]

No wonder so many Jewish women hate "shiksas," lol.

[@achord9204]

Narrator sounds just like Sandra bernhardt

[@TelevisionVanguard]

Well done... you are correct... the narrator is indeed Sandra Bernhardt. Clip from a Biography Channel episode on Angie Dickinson from the late 1990s. - Television Vanguard staff

[@debbiemartin2026]

@@TelevisionVanguard why is this abruptly cut short?

[@TelevisionVanguard]

@@debbiemartin2026Hi Debbie- thank you for watching and for your question... the source material for this video segment was from an A&E Biography series on cable back in the late 90's that focused on the life and career of Angie Dickinson. Hence, we only sourced the segment from that video that focused on Ms. Dickinson's marriage to Burt Bacharach. Someday, we hope to show much more of that A&E episode when we do a tribute to Angie Dickinson, which hopefully will be a long time from now as Ms. Dickinson continues to live a full life. We may sneak in a couple of things in the meantime when we reach the 50th anniversary of the 1974-75 television season (Police Woman debut). Thank you for watching! - staff

[@debbiemartin2026]

@@TelevisionVanguard Thanks.

[@carolynmorris7303]

A famous singer told him never to get married.

[@JoeDoe2]

That is not the head of a 2 lb baby, so if that's really Nikki's picture, her publicized weight is not true.

[@lorraineb.4698]

It could have been taken many weeks later

[@arieschick1]

Bad gum line. Probably corrected at some point because his smile was dazzling (even though he was not), given he was a Narcissist

[@thehair1474]

Burt was a great songwriter, but a lousy husband, and he treated Angie like dirt. He cheated on her. How on earth do you cheat on Angie?

[@drpoundsign]

...in her "Policewoman" Days... VERY Carefully.

[@thehair1474]

@@drpoundsign everybody thought he was deaf, dumb, and blind when it came to Angie. He was married several times after that. Go figure.

[@susanjohnson5340]

Angie was beautiful! I agree, how could Burt cheat on Angie? I know Angie is heartbroken from, Burts death!

[@thehair1474]

@@susanjohnson5340 Angie is heartbroken. Their daughter also committed suicide. She has had a lot of trouble in her lifetime. She also has outlived everybody, all of her former lovers.

[@carolynmorris7303]

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