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In 1929, the Gershwin brothers created Show Girl; [28] the following year brought Girl Crazy, [29] which introduced the standards "Embraceable You", sung by Ginger Rogers, and "I Got Rhythm". 1931's Of Thee I Sing became the first musical comedy to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama; the winners were George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind, and Ira ...
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]
This is Gershwin's only finished work based on a Jewish theme, and the title is a reference to the first names of four Jewish-Russian violinists, Mischa Elman, Jascha Heifetz, Toscha Seidel and Sascha Jacobsen. 1922 – “The Flapper” (co-composed with William Daly, lyrics by B. G. DeSylva)
Ira Gershwin (1896–1983), brother of George Gershwin, American lyricist, author of famous works such as I Got Rhythm and They Can't Take That Away from Me Frances Gershwin (1906–1999), sister of George Gershwin, American violinist, singer, performer, and painter, after marriage known as Frances Godowsky
Gerald M. Levin, the former CEO of Time Warner who orchestrated its disastrous merger with AOL, died Wednesday. He was 84. Levin’s grandchild Jake Maia Arlow confirmed his death to the New York ...
Arthur Gershwin (March 14, 1900 – November 19, 1981) was one of the four Gershwin family siblings of American musical fame. Although he was a composer, he was not a professional musician, and made his living as a stockbroker. [1] He was born in New York City and was the third of the four Gershwin
Lewin is a Germanic name, usually originating from either of two different sources, the Old English Leofwine or a variant of the Jewish Levin. People with the name include: Albert Lewin (1894–1968), American film director, producer, and screenwriter; Benjamin Lewin, founder of the Cell journal
Levin is a common Ashkenazi Jewish surname (Levine/Levin/Levi), from the tribe of Levi, whose descendants the Levites had distinctive duties in the Temple period. Other variations include Lavin, Lavine , Le Neve, Levene , Levi , Levina , Levine , Levitt , Levy , Lewin , Lieven , Levins and Levinson .