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12 de nov. de 2013 · Ira’s book, LYRICS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, was published to critical acclaim in 1959; it was a unique selection of his lyrics, accompanied by his annotations, observations, and anecdotes. In addition to his own career, Ira attended to the details of his brother’s estate and the Gershwin legacy. He annotated their manuscripts and consigned to the Library of Congress all the materials that ...
The story goes that in the 1950s, a radio disk jockey, when playing a piece written by the Gershwin brothers, attributed the song to “George Gershwin and his lovely wife, Ira.” (George, aside from not having ever married his brother, was in fact a bachelor his entire life.) Unfortunately for the DJ, this embarrassing goof did not go ...
The North Star. Released by RKO at the Palace and Victoria Theatres in New York City on November 4, 1943. Music by Aaron Copland. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Screenplay by Lillian Hellman. Directed by Lewis Milestone. Produced by Samuel Goldwyn. Cast included Walter Huston, Walter Brennan, Eric von Stroheim, Anne Baxter, Jane Withers, and Farley ...
Ira Gershwin. Music Department: An American in Paris. Legendary, prolific composer, songwriter and author, educated at Townsend Harris Hall, City College of New York, and Columbia University. He began his career as a contributor to newspaper columns, and also worked for a touring carnival. His Broadway stage scores include "Two Little Girls in Blue" (written under the pseudonym 'Arthur Francis ...
Ira Gershwin is celebrated for his genius with words, crafting hundreds of lyrics that are clever, funny, moving—or all of the above. Adept at implementing new lyrical styles, playing with timing and incorporating unusual word combinations, he was the first lyricist to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize (in 1932 for Of Thee I Sing).
Music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin. Book by Craig Lucas. Directed & choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon. Produced by Stuart Oken, Van Kaplan and Roy Furman. Cast includes Robert Fairchild, Leanne Cope, Veanne Cox, Jill Paice, Brandon Uranowitz, and Max von Essen. Inspired by the much-loved, Oscar-winning 1951 movie, the ...
Ira Gershwin, the first songwriter to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize, was born in New York City on December 6, 1896. In 1917 The Evening Sun published his first song ("You May Throw All The Rice ...
