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Ira Gershwin

1896 - 1983 (age 86) • Writing

Born: 12/6/1896 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died: 8/17/1983 (age 86)

Known for: Writing

Ira Gershwin

Known For

Funny Face

70%

Lyricist

1957

An American in Paris

70%

Lyricist

1951

A Star Is Born

71%

Lyricist

1954

Kiss Me, Stupid

70%

Songs

1964

Shall We Dance

73%

Lyricist

1937

Cover Girl

64%

Lyricist

1944

The Country Girl

70%

Songs

1954

Ziegfeld Follies

60%

Songs

1945

George Gershwin Alone

Lyricist

2020

Porgy and Bess - Metropolitan Opera

94%

Lyricist

2020

Porgy and Bess - Metropolitan Opera

94%

Writer

2020

Gershwin: The American Classic

2018

An American in Paris: The Musical

77%

Musical

2018

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

100%

Lyricist

2009

Porgy and Bess

100%

Lyricist

2002

Crazy for You

75%

Musical

1999

Porgy and Bess

72%

Lyricist

1993

Porgy and Bess

72%

Book

1993

I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America

1992

American Playhouse

66%

Lyricist

1982

The Jazz Age

Lyricist

1968

Kiss Me, Stupid

70%

Songs

1964

Porgy and Bess

63%

Lyricist

1959

Porgy and Bess

63%

Book

1959

The Bell Telephone Hour

80%

Self

1959

Funny Face

70%

Lyricist

1957

Paris in the Springtime

Lyricist

1956

The Country Girl

70%

Songs

1954

A Star Is Born

71%

Lyricist

1954

Lady in the Dark

77%

Lyricist

1954

Give a Girl a Break

54%

Lyricist

1953

An American in Paris

70%

Lyricist

1951

The Barkleys of Broadway

69%

Lyricist

1949

The Ed Sullivan Show

68%

Self

1948

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

88%

Lyricist

1947

Ziegfeld Follies

60%

Songs

1945