George Gershwin

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".

Known For

Fantasia 2000
Funny Face
Funny Face
An American in Paris
An American in Paris
Kiss Me, Stupid
Birth Location New York City, New York
Born 1898-09-26
Died 1937-07-11

Movies

Dance Crazy in Hollywood as Self - Composer (archive footage)
1990
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
1975
The Golden Twenties as Self (archive footage)
1950

Movies

Summertime Original Music Composer
2023
Maestro Music Producer
2022
The Director's Cut Compositor
2022
2017
2002
1999
Crazy For You Musical
1999
1999
1993
1993
A Matter of Time Original Music Composer
1976
1974
1964
Porgy and Bess Original Music Composer
1959
1959
Funny Face Songs
1957
Funny Face Original Music Composer
1957
1946
1945
1945
Girl Crazy Songs
1943
Lady Be Good Songs
1941
Lady Be Good Music
1941
1940
1938
A Damsel in Distress Original Music Composer
1937
1937
1937
Girl Crazy Songs
1932
Delicious Songs
1931
Delicious Original Music Composer
1931
King of Jazz Additional Music
1930
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