Born in Kansas City, MO; educated at McGill University (Montreal) Tanglewood; Mannes School of Music & Music Academy of the West. Toured Army bases during the Korean War as a uniformed concert pianist and served stints as an accompanist with several performers before coming to attention as the conductor-arranger for Marlene Dietrich during her international concert tour. Although his songs and scores had adorned several fine films beginning in 1957 (collaborating with lyricist Hal David on such memorable tunes as "Alfie" and "What the World Needs Now"), Bacharach gained acclaim for his work on BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969), which included the infectious "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" and as the composer of catchy, syncopated pop songs for Dionne Warwick and Jack Jones during the 1960s and 70s. Bacharach established himself as a popular solo performer and continued his prolific career into the 80s, making distinguished contributions to such films as ARTHUR (1981) while his pop standards ("Wives and Lovers," "Baby, It's You," "The Look of Love," "Close to You," etc.) continue to be used in countless films.  Nominated for Music Best Song 1965: WHAT'S NEW, PUSSYCAT? "What's New Pussycat?" - Music  Nominated for Music Best Song 1966: ALFIE "Alfie" - Music  Nominated for Music Best Song 1967: CASINO ROYALE "The Look of Love" - Music  Music Scoring Awards (Best Original Score for a Motion Picture Not a Musical) 1969: BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID  Music Best Song 1969: BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" - Music  Music Best Song 1981: ARTHUR "Arthur's Theme ('Best That You Can Do')" - Music & Lyric 6 nominations, 3 Awards