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Ira Gershwin

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Israel Gershowitz , later Ira Gershwin ( 1896-12-06 – 1983-08-17 ), was an American lyricist, best remembered for the songs he wrote in collaboration with his brother George Gershwin . Sourced You've made my life so glamorous, You can't blame me for...


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Name: Ira Gershwin
Variant Name: Israel Gershvin
Birth Date: December 6, 1896
Death Date: August 17, 1983
Place of Birth: New York, New York, United States of America
Place of Death: Beverly Hills, California, United States of America
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: lyricist

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Biography of Ira Gershwin
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In Lyrics on Several Occasions (1959) Ira Gershwin described the art of the lyricist as that of fitting words "mosaically" to music, an art that required "the infinite patience of a gemsetter." To answer that perennial question, whether the words or...
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Biography of Ira Gershwin
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Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) captivated audiences worldwide during the 1920s and 1930s with his provocative lyrics and librettos. His 1932 Pulitzer Prize was the first ever for a musical comedy. In the 1940s his lyrics enhanced the scores of several motion...


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Ira Gershwin Information
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Ira Gershwin (6 December 1896 – 17 August 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century. With George he wrote more than a dozen...


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The Washington Post
A Lyrical Tribute To Ira Gershwin
03/14/1997: 838 words, approx. 3 pages
Glamorous, amorous. Dismiss, his kiss. Armor, charmer. Yonkers, conquers. Pollyannas, bananas. Ira Gershwin rhymed them all, and hundreds more, over the course of a career both glorious and euphorious. His contributions to American culture, and to the lives of everybody who's heard his...
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IAJRC Journal
This Is New - Teddi King Sings Ira Gershwin
05/01/2008: 522 words, approx. 2 pages
Teddi King This Is New - Teddi King Sings Ira Gershwin Inner City CD IC 1044 Teddi King (vcl) Dave McKenna (p). New York City, October 20, 1977. Isn't It a Pity/Fun to Be Fooled/This Is New/How Long Has This...
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The New York Observer
They Can't Take That Away \'c9 New Boxset for Fred and Ginger
8/21/2005: 1,105 words, approx. 4 pages
The screen persona of Fred Astaire is more enduringly charismatic than that of any other musical performer in the history of the medium. Yet, the now-celebrated report on his Hollywood screen test gave little indication of things to come: “Can’t act. Slightly bald. Can dance...
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AP News
Lower East Side matzo factory for sale
12/28/2007: 760 words, approx. 3 pages
Long after most of its customers left the neighborhood to pursue the American Dream, the last matzo factory on the Lower East Side is moving out, saying goodbye to a part of town that was once home to hundreds of thousands of immigrant Jews.Streit's, a...
 


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