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 49
Movies 48
self 8
Producer 1
TV Shows 1
Writer 1
Music Producer

Maestro (2022)
Movie
Compositor

The Director's Cut (2022)
Movie
Songs / Original Music Composer

The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess (2020)
Movie
Musical / Original Music Composer

An American in Paris: The Musical (2018)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Hudební perličky Pavla Šporcla (2017)
TV
Musical

Crazy For You (1999)
Movie
Music / Songs / Original Music Composer

Porgy and Bess (1993)
Movie
Self - Composer (archive footage)

Dance Crazy in Hollywood (1990)
Movie
Music

Contact (1978)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Movie
Songs / Original Music Composer

Porgy and Bess (1959)
Movie
Original Music Composer / Songs

Funny Face (1957)
Movie
6
Self - Composer

Project XX: The Jazz Age (1956)
Movie
Songs / Original Music Composer

An American in Paris (1951)
Movie
3
Self (archive footage)

The Golden Twenties (1950)
Movie
Songs / Original Music Composer

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)
Movie
Songs / Original Music Composer

Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Movie
Songs / Original Music Composer

Girl Crazy (1943)
Movie
Music / Songs

Lady Be Good (1941)
Movie
Songs / Original Music Composer

Strike Up the Band (1940)
Movie
Songs / Original Music Composer

The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
Movie
Songs / Original Music Composer

A Damsel in Distress (1937)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Shall We Dance (1937)
Movie
Original Music Composer / Songs

Delicious (1931)
Movie
Additional Music

King of Jazz (1930)
Movie
Composer

Porgy and Bess
Movie
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, Д. Гершвин
AwardsPulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards, Grammy Trustees Award, Congressional Gold Medal, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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