Carole Bayer Bacharach

For writing credits with her maiden name, please use Carole Bayer Sager when shown.

American lyricist, songwriter, singer, painter and author, born Carole Bayer on March 8, 1947 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
Married to Andrew L. Sager in 1970, divorced in 1978. Married to Burt Bacharach on April 3, 1982, divorced in 1991.
Many of her early songs were co-written with her second husband, composer Clint Eastwood (2) (for the film True Crime).

She won the Academy Award for Best Song in 1981 for "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)", the theme song from the film Arthur. She shared the award with co-writers Christopher Cross. She received the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1987 for "That's What Friends Are For", which she co-wrote with Bacharach. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987.