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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Ira Gershwin · Brother · 1896-1983 · American lyricist edit info

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Irving Berlin · Friend · 1888-1989 · American composer and lyricist edit info

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