Photo: ABC Television / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Burt Bacharach belongs in any honest conversation about the greatest popular composers of the 20th century. What astonishes me is how he smuggled genuinely difficult music, odd time signatures, unexpected key changes, into songs that feel effortless and warm. The trophy case, Academy Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award among them, only tells part of it. The truer measure is that his melodies are still hummed worldwide decades on. Trained at Mannes yet never academic, he married sophistication with tenderness in a way few ever match. His passing in 2023 closed a remarkable chapter in songwriting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Burt Bacharach
- Name (Japanese)
- バート・バカラック
- Reading
- ばーと・ばからっく
- Born
- May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dragon
- Origin
- Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- pianist / composer / songwriter / film score composer / record producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Forest Hills High School
- University
- Mannes College The New School for Music
Awards & achievements
- 2008 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1997 Grammy Trustees Award
- 1970 Academy Award for Best Original Score, no Musical
- 2012 Gershwin Prize
- 1996 Johnny Mercer Award
- 1982 Academy Award for Best Original Song
- 1970 Academy Award for Best Original Song
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Burt Bacharach born?
May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023.
Where is Burt Bacharach from?
Burt Bacharach is from Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
What does Burt Bacharach do?
Burt Bacharach works as pianist, composer, songwriter, film score composer, record producer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.