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George Gershwin
(1898-1937)
American composer
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George Gershwin (born Jacob Bruskin Gershowitz; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned both popular and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), the songs "Swanee" (1919) and "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924), the jazz standard "I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935) which gave birth to the hit "Summertime".

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Born Jacob Bruskin Gershowitz
26 September 1898
Brooklyn, New York.City, New York USA
Died
11 July 1937 (aged 38)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Zodiac Libra
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