August 17, 1983(1983-08-17) (aged 86) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Genres
Popular
classical
Occupation(s)
Lyricist
Years active
1910s–1950s
Musical artist
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.[1] With George, he wrote more than a dozen Broadway shows, featuring songs such as "I Got Rhythm", "Embraceable You", "The Man I Love" and "Someone to Watch Over Me". He was also responsible, along with DuBose Heyward, for the libretto to George's opera Porgy and Bess.
The success the Gershwin brothers had with their collaborative works has often overshadowed the creative role that Ira played. His mastery of songwriting continued after George's early death in 1937. Ira wrote additional hit songs with composers Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, Harry Warren and Harold Arlen. His critically acclaimed 1959 book Lyrics on Several Occasions, an amalgam of autobiography and annotated anthology, is widely considered an important source for studying the art of the lyricist in the golden age of American popular song.[2]
IraGershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer...
plugger but soon started composing Broadway theater works with his brother IraGershwin and with Buddy DeSylva. He moved to Paris, intending to study with Nadia...
Carter and IraGershwin). Premiered in London. 1924 – Lady, Be Good! (lyrics by IraGershwin) 1925 – Tell Me More! (lyrics by IraGershwin and B. G. DeSylva)...
Organization and is named after brothers George and IraGershwin, who wrote several Broadway musicals. The Gershwin is Broadway's largest theater, with approximately...
States Library of Congress, the prize is named after brothers George and IraGershwin, whose contributions to popular music included songs such as I Got Rhythm...
the George and IraGershwin Song Book is a box set by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald that contains songs by George and IraGershwin with arrangements...
established the annual George and IraGershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement in 1988. In 1936, George and IraGershwin adapted the title tune from...
and IraGershwin, 1937) They Call The Wind Maria (Frederick Loewe and Alan J. Werner, 1951) They Can't Take That Away from Me (George and IraGershwin, 1937)...
Stay" is a popular song and jazz standard composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by IraGershwin for the movie The Goldwyn Follies (1938). "Love Is Here to...
"I Got Rhythm" is a piece composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by IraGershwin and published in 1930, which became a jazz standard. Its chord progression...
was born in New York City and was the third of the four Gershwin siblings. His siblings were Ira, George, and Frances. Arthur composed the two-act musical...
"Embraceable You" is a jazz standard song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by IraGershwin. The song was written in 1928 for an unpublished operetta...
The Great American Songbook includes standards by Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael...
opera by American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist IraGershwin. It was adapted from Dorothy Heyward...
lyrics by IraGershwin) Let 'Em Eat Cake (1933 sequel to Of Thee I Sing, with George S. Kaufman to music by George Gershwin and lyrics by IraGershwin) Louisiana...
Harry Warren (music) and IraGershwin (lyrics) with the addition of "They Can't Take That Away from Me" by George and IraGershwin, and the choreography...
songs, all of which are written by Adler's lifelong friends, George and IraGershwin, except where collaborators were involved and are indicated. The album...
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