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George Gershwin

Composer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born September 26, 1898Died July 11, 1937 (38 years)
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

  • Shall We Dance
  • An American in Paris - The Musical
  • Gershwin, le classique américain

Filmography

2025
2022
2018
An American in Paris - The Musical · as Original Music Composer
2016
Talking Sticks · as Composer
2015
1999
1993
1978
1958
1957
Funny Face · as Original Music Composer
1949
1941
1937
Shall We Dance · as Original Music Composer
1931
Delicious · as Original Music Composer

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