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Ira Gershwin, né Israël Gershowitz le 6 décembre 1896 et mort le 17 août 1983, est un parolier américain qui, avec son frère cadet, le compositeur George Gershwin, a créé des chansons, dont certaines sont devenues de grands standards de jazz. Biographie. Il commence sa ...
Ira war der älteste Bruder des Komponisten George Gershwin sowie zweier weiterer Geschwister, Arthur (1900–1981) und Frances (1906–1999). Gemeinsam schufen sie von 1924 bis zum frühen Tod von George im Jahre 1937 zahlreiche Standardwerke der amerikanischen Musikliteratur des 20. Jahrhunderts. Höhepunkt ihres Schaffens war die Oper Porgy ...
Ira Gershwin, ursprungligen Israel Gershowitz, född 6 december 1896 på Manhattan i New York, död 17 augusti 1983 i Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Kalifornien, var en amerikansk författare till främst sångtexter, även verksam som kompositör. Han var bror till kompositören George Gershwin.
Ira Gershwin, the first lyricist to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize — for OF THEE I SING in 1932 — was born in New York City on December 6, 1896. While attending the College of the City of New York, Ira began demonstrating his lifelong interest in light verse and contributed quatrains and squibs to newspaper columnists.
Życiorys. Ira Gershwin (właśc. Israel Gershowitz) urodził się w Nowym Jorku.Jego rodzicami byli Morris Gershowitz i Rosa Bruskin, żydowscy emigranci z Rosji.W latach 1914–16 studiował w City College of New York.W 1926 Ira Gershwin poślubił Leonore Strunsky.. Razem z autorem powieści Porgy Edwinem DuBose Heywardem pracował nad librettem do opery z muzyką swojego brata Porgy and ...
Home - Gershwin. Elton John & Bernie Taupin Receive the Gershwin Prize on PBS! On March 20, 2024, the legendary songwriting team of Elton John and Bernie Taupin were awarded the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during a celebratory concert held at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC. The broadcast of that electrifying ...
George Gershwin, born in 1896 and his brother Ira, born in 1898 are two of the most influential figures in the history of the Great American Songbook. While successful individually, it was their first musical together, 1924’s LADY BE GOOD which saw the Gershwin brothers popularity skyrocket. From 1924 until George’s untimely death in 1937 ...
