Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer...
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plugger but soon started composing Broadway theater works with his brother Ira Gershwin and with Buddy DeSylva. He moved to Paris, intending to study with Nadia...
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George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, and Ira Gershwin...
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Carter and Ira Gershwin). Premiered in London. 1924 – Lady, Be Good! (lyrics by Ira Gershwin) 1925 – Tell Me More! (lyrics by Ira Gershwin and B. G. DeSylva)...
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UCLA Spring Sing (redirect from UCLA Spring Sing The George and Ira Gershwin Award)
established the annual George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement in 1988. In 1936, George and Ira Gershwin adapted the title tune from...
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Organization and is named after brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who wrote several Broadway musicals. The Gershwin is Broadway's largest theater, with approximately...
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the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book is a box set by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald that contains songs by George and Ira Gershwin with arrangements...
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States Library of Congress, the prize is named after brothers George and Ira Gershwin, whose contributions to popular music included songs such as I Got Rhythm...
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Someone to Watch Over Me (song) (category Songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
"Someone to Watch Over Me" is a 1926 song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, assisted by Howard Dietz who penned the title. It was written...
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The Man I Love (song) (category Songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
popular standard with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by his brother Ira. Part of the 1924 score for the Gershwin musical comedy Lady, Be Good, the song...
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Love Is Here to Stay (category Songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
Stay" is a popular song and jazz standard composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin for the movie The Goldwyn Follies (1938). "Love Is Here to...
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Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (category Songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" is a song written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for the 1937 film Shall We Dance, where it was introduced by Fred...
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Fitzgerald released two other albums of all Gershwin material, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959) and Nice Work If You Can...
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Crazy for You (musical) (category Musicals by George Gershwin)
musical with a book by Ken Ludwig, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and music by George Gershwin. Billed as "The New Gershwin Musical Comedy", it is largely based on...
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I Got Rhythm (category Songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
"I Got Rhythm" is a piece composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and published in 1930, which became a jazz standard. Its chord progression...
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The Great American Songbook includes standards by Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael...
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How Long Has This Been Going On? (category Songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, for the musical Funny Face in 1927. According to Ira Gershwin in his book Lyrics on Several...
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Shall We Dance (1937 film) (category Musicals by George Gershwin)
marriage, after which life imitates art. George Gershwin wrote the symphonic underscore and Ira Gershwin the lyrics, for their second Hollywood musical...
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American computer scientist Ira A. Fulton (born 1931), American businessman Ira Gershwin (1896–1983), American lyricist Ira Gitler (1928–2019), American...
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was born in New York City and was the third of the four Gershwin siblings. His siblings were Ira, George, and Frances. Arthur composed the two-act musical...
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songs, all of which are written by Adler's lifelong friends, George and Ira Gershwin, except where collaborators were involved and are indicated. The album...
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lyrics by Ira Gershwin) Let 'Em Eat Cake (1933 sequel to Of Thee I Sing, with George S. Kaufman to music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin) Louisiana...
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Embraceable You (category Songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
"Embraceable You" is a jazz standard song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The song was written in 1928 for an unpublished operetta...
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Harry Warren (music) and Ira Gershwin (lyrics) with the addition of "They Can't Take That Away from Me" by George and Ira Gershwin, and the choreography...
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in Blue and An American in Paris. Gershwin may also refer to: Ira Gershwin (1896–1983), brother of George Gershwin, American lyricist, author of famous...
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But Not for Me (song) (category Songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
"But Not for Me" is a popular song originally written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for the musical Girl Crazy (1930). Ella Fitzgerald's 1959 version...
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Porgy and Bess (redirect from Porgy and Bess (Gershwin))
opera by American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It was adapted from Dorothy Heyward...
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Federico Romero and Guillermo Fernández Shaw Rodgers: Hammerstein Gershwin: Ira Gershwin Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tim Rice, followed by Don Black Bertold Hummel:...
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They Can't Take That Away from Me (category Songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
Away from Me" is a 1937 popular song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film Shall...
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Porgy and Bess (film) (category Films scored by George Gershwin)
It is based on the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin, in turn based on Heyward's 1925 novel Porgy, as well...
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