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Ira Gershwin

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  • Birth Name: Israel Gershvin
  • Birth Place: New York, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: December 06, Sagittarius
  • Date of Death: 08/17/1983
  • Profession: Lyricist; composer
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Ira Gershwin Fast Facts:
  • His nickname was Izzy; he grew up thinking his first name was Isidore and didn't learn that it was Israel until he applied for a passport in 1928.
  • Originally wrote under the pen name Arthur Francis.
  • In 1932, won a Pulitzer Prize (shared with cowriters George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind) for his work on the musical comedy Of Thee I Sing.
  • He and his brother George were inspired to write An American in Paris during a 1928 trip to Europe.
  • Partnered with such songwriters as Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen and Kurt Weill after his brother's death.
  • His widow, Leonore, established the Ira Gershwin Literacy Center at University Settlement in New York's Lower East Side; it provides English-language programs for non-native speakers.
  • Ira Gershwin Relationships:
  • Arthur Gershwin - Brother
  • Frances Gershwin Godowsky - Sister
  • George Gershwin - Brother
  • Leonore Strunsky Gershwin - Wife
  • Morris Gershvin - Father
  • Rose Gershvin - Mother
  • Ira Gershwin Awards:
  • 1937 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Song) - Nominee
  • 1944 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Song) - Nominee
  • 1954 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Song) - Nominee
  • College:
  • Attended City College of New York, New York, NY; attended Columbia University, New York, NY
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