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Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the 20th century.
Ira Gershwin (Nova Iorque, 6 de dezembro de 1896 — Beverly Hills, 17 de agosto de 1983) foi um letrista norte-americano que colaborou com seu irmão mais novo, o compositor George Gershwin, para criar algumas das canções mais memoráveis da língua inglesa do século XX.
Learn about Ira Gershwin, the Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist who collaborated with his brother George and other composers on Broadway and Hollywood musicals. Explore his life, works, awards, and legacy at the Gershwin website.
Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, George Gershwin, on more than 20 Broadway musicals and motion pictures until George’s death (1937) and who later collaborated on films and plays with others—Moss Hart, Kurt Weill, Jerome Kern, Harry Warren, and Harold.
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Ira Gershwin died in Beverly Hills, California on August 17, 1983. On Dec. 6, 1996, Ira was the first lyricist to be honored by a special tribute performance on the centennial observance of his birth, in New York's Carnegie Hall.
Ira Gershwin (Nova Iorque, 6 de dezembro de 1896 — Beverly Hills, 17 de agosto de 1983) foi um letrista norte-americano que colaborou com seu irmão mais novo, o compositor George Gershwin, para criar algumas das canções mais memoráveis da língua inglesa do século XX.
Subject. Composers American Music Popular Music. Collection: Oxford Scholarship Online. Knowing him [Ira] personally so well, I have often wondered how his leisurely temperament ever managed to keep pace with George's supersonic velocity. As a mutual friend once remarked, “Ira's a hard man to get out of an easy chair.”
