Biography
George Gershwin (born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz 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 standards "Embraceable You" (1928) and "I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit "Summertime".
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Filmography
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Movies 45
self 6
Producer 1
TV Shows 1
Writer 1
Original Music Composer
Summertime (2023)
Movie
Music Producer
Maestro (2022)
Movie
Compositor
The Director's Cut (2022)
Movie
Music
Nick Crumbs and the Mystery of the Missing Cake (2022)
Movie
Music
Starstruck: Gene Kelly's Love Letter to Ballet (2021)
Movie
Music
George Gershwin Alone (2020)
Movie
Original Music Composer / Songs
The Metropolitan Opera: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (2020)
Movie
Self
Gershwin, le classique américain (2018)
Movie
Musical
An American in Paris: The Musical (2018)
Movie
Music
Manhattan Magic (2017)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Hudební perličky Pavla Šporcla (2017)
TV
Music
London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5 (2015)
Movie
Self
Gershwin's Summertime: The Song That Conquered the World (2011)
Movie
Songs
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (2009)
Movie
Music
Porgy and Bess (2002)
Movie
Music
Fantasia 2000 (1999)
Movie
6.46
Musical
Crazy For You (1999)
Movie
Music
Rhapsody in Blue (1999)
Movie
Songs / Music
Porgy and Bess (1993)
Movie
Self
Gershwin (1993)
Movie
Self - Composer (archive footage)
Dance Crazy in Hollywood (1990)
Movie
Original Music Composer
A Matter of Time (1976)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Movie
Music
Putting on the Ritz (1974)
Movie
Songs
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
Movie
6
Original Music Composer / Songs
Porgy and Bess (1959)
Movie
Original Music Composer / Songs
Funny Face (1957)
Movie
6
Songs / Music
An American in Paris (1951)
Movie
3
Self (archive footage)
The Golden Twenties (1950)
Movie
Songs
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Movie
6.73
Songs
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)
Movie
Music
The Man I Love (1946)
Movie
Songs
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
Movie
Songs
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Movie
Songs
Girl Crazy (1943)
Movie
Songs / Music
Lady Be Good (1941)
Movie
Songs
Strike Up the Band (1940)
Movie
Songs
The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
Movie
Original Music Composer / Songs
A Damsel in Distress (1937)
Movie
Songs / Music
Shall We Dance (1937)
Movie
Writer
The Flame Song (1934)
Movie
Songs
Girl Crazy (1932)
Movie
Composer
Delicious (1931)
Movie
Songs
The Song of the Flame (1930)
Movie
Additional Music
King of Jazz (1930)
Movie
Composer
Porgy and Bess
Movie
Ratings
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1945
1976
1957
2023
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Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1898-09-26
Deathday1937-07-11 (38 years old)
Birth NameJacob Gershwine
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
FatherMorris Gershwine
MotherRose Bruskina
SiblingsIra Gershwin, Arthur Gershwin, Frances Gershwin
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJacob Gershowitz
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grammy Trustees Award, Congressional Gold Medal, Pulitzer Prize
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