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Although never a member of the Communist Party [13] (he was a member of the Socialist Party, and joked that "Yip" referred to the Young People's Socialist League, nicknamed the "Yipsels" [14]) Harburg had been involved in radical groups, and was blacklisted.
Yip Harburg died on March 5, 1981 at 84 years young. Quote of the Month Response to the question, “How did the professors at City College react toward [students] from foreign backgrounds and with special social and economic problems?”
Aug 2, 2021 · Though he died in 1981, his work is forever woven into the fabric of American culture, and his promise of a land over the rainbow is as alive today as when he conceived it seventy years ago. ←...
Dec 25, 2023 · ERNIE HARBURG: Yip’s career took a kind of detour, because when the war, World War I, came and Yip was a socialist and did not believe in the war, he took a boat down to Uruguay for three years...
E. Y. (Yip) Harburg, known as “Broadway’s social conscience” was a master lyricist, poet and book writer dedicated to social justice. His best-known songs include “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” and “Over The Rainbow.”.
Mar 6, 1981 · March 6, 1981. Lyricist E.Y. 'Yip' Harburg dead at 82. HOLLYWOOD -- E.Y. 'Yip' Harburg, the lyricist who wrote the words to such classics as 'April in Paris,' 'It's Only a Paper Moon' and the...
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We speak with Harburg’s son, Ernie Harburg, about the music and politics of his father. Then we take an in-depth look at The Wizard of Oz, and hear a medley of Harburg’s Broadway songs and the...
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