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George Gershwin

Known for: Sound

Biography: 1898-09-26

Deathday: 1937-07-11 (38 years old)

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".

Filmography

all 48

Movies 47

self 8

Producer 1

TV Shows 1

Writer 1

Music

George Gershwin

Biography

Filmography

all 48

Movies 47

self 8

Producer 1

TV Shows 1

Writer 1

Magic Trap (2024)

Summertime (2023)

Maestro (2022)

The Director's Cut (2022)

Nick Crumbs and the Mystery of the Missing Cake (2022)

Starstruck: Gene Kelly's Love Letter to Ballet (2021)

George Gershwin Alone (2020)

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (2020)

Gershwin, le classique américain (2018)

An American in Paris: The Musical (2018)

Manhattan Magic (2017)

Hudební perličky Pavla Šporcla (2017)

London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5 (2015)

Gershwin's Summertime: The Song That Conquered the World (2011)

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (2009)

They Can't Take That Away from Me: The Music of 'Shall We Dance' (2005)

Porgy and Bess (2002)

Fantasia 2000 (2000)

Crazy For You (1999)

Rhapsody in Blue (1999)

Porgy and Bess (1993)

Gershwin (1993)

Dance Crazy in Hollywood (1990)

A Matter of Time (1976)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

Putting on the Ritz (1974)

Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)

Porgy and Bess (1959)

Funny Face (1957)

Project XX: The Jazz Age (1956)

An American in Paris (1951)

The Golden Twenties (1950)

The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)

Ziegfeld Follies (1945)

Rhapsody in Blue (1945)

Girl Crazy (1943)

Lady Be Good (1941)

Strike Up the Band (1940)

The Goldwyn Follies (1938)

A Damsel in Distress (1937)

Shall We Dance (1937)

The Flame Song (1934)

Girl Crazy (1932)

Delicious (1931)

The Song of the Flame (1930)

King of Jazz (1930)

Porgy and Bess

Information

Known ForSound

GenderMale

Birthday1898-09-26

Deathday1937-07-11 (38 years old)

Birth NameJacob Gershwine

Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States

FatherMorris Gershwine

MotherRose Bruskina

SiblingsIra Gershwin, Arthur Gershwin, Frances Gershwin

CitizenshipsUnited States

Also Known AsJacob Gershowitz, Jacob Gershwine

Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards, Grammy Trustees Award, Congressional Gold Medal

Credited with

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1898-09-26

Deathday
1937-07-11 (38 years old)

Birth Name
Jacob Gershwine

Birth Place
Brooklyn, United States

Father
Morris Gershwine

Mother
Rose Bruskina

Siblings
Ira Gershwin, Arthur Gershwin, Frances Gershwin

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Jacob Gershowitz, Jacob Gershwine

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards, Grammy Trustees Award, Congressional Gold Medal