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Ira Gershwin, eigentlich Israel Gershowitz, (nach anderen Quellen oft fälschlich Isidore, [1] [2] als Kind Izzy genannt, [3] schrieb auch unter dem Pseudonym Arthur Francis; [4] * 6. Dezember 1896 in New York; † 17. August 1983 in Beverly Hills) war ein US-amerikanischer Liedtexter und Librettist .
Gershwin komponierte sowohl Stücke für den Broadway als auch klassische Konzerte. Ab 1931 schrieb er auch Stücke für den Tonfilm. Zu den meisten seiner Kompositionen schrieb sein Bruder Ira Gershwin die Texte. 1924 produzierten George und Ira gemeinsam die Musikkomödie Lady, Be Good.
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, 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.
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.
6. Dez. 2021 · Ira Gershwin – der Text-Tüftler. Seine Freunde nannten den Songtexter Ira Gershwin ob seines Perfektionismus‘ den „Juwelier“. Für seinen kongenialen, jüngeren Bruder George schrieb er etwa das...
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.
