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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]
He soon became known as George, [9] and changed the spelling of his surname to "Gershwin" around the time he became a professional musician; other family members followed suit [10] after Ira and George, another boy, Arthur Gershwin (1900–1981), and a girl, Frances Gershwin (1906–1999), were born into the family. The family lived in many ...
1929 – Show Girl (lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Gus Kahn) 1930 – Girl Crazy (lyrics by Ira Gershwin) 1931 – Of Thee I Sing (lyrics by Ira Gershwin) Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for 1932 and was the first musical to win that award, although only Ira Gershwin and the bookwriters were awarded the Prize and not George Gershwin
"But Not for Me" is a popular song originally written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for the musical Girl Crazy (1930). [1]Ella Fitzgerald's 1959 version of "But Not for Me," which appeared on Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook, won the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Female Vocal Performance.
Porgy and Bess (/ ˈ p ɔːr ɡ i /) is an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It was adapted from Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward's play Porgy, itself an adaptation of DuBose Heyward's 1925 novel Porgy.
"A Foggy Day" is a popular song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. [3] The song was introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film A Damsel in Distress.It was originally titled "A Foggy Day (In London Town)" in reference to the pollution-induced pea soup fogs that were common in London during that period, and is often still referred to by the full title.
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book is a box set by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald that contains songs by George and Ira Gershwin with arrangements by Nelson Riddle. It was produced by Norman Granz, Fitzgerald's manager and the founder of Verve Records. Fifty-nine songs were recorded in the span of eight months in ...
"Soon" is a 1927 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by Margaret Schilling and Jerry Goff in the 1930 revision of the musical Strike Up the Band . [ 1 ]