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   How old was Yip Harburg when he died?

   • As Broadway’s social commentator, and given his ability to “gild the philosophic pill” with witticisms and a lyric style all his own, Yip Harburg is a unique and major lyricist of 20th century American musical theatre. Yip Harburg died on March 5, 1981 at 84 years young.

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   Why was Edgar Harburg nicknamed Yipsel?

   • Though born Isadore Hochberg and called Edgar Harburg as a child, he became Yip due to his involvement in the Young People’s Socialist League (YPSI), not for the Yiddish name Yipsel as some believe. Harburg himself added: “ I was nicknamed Yips for YPSI, an acronym for the Young People’s Socialist League, and not because it is the Yiddish term for a squirrel as some believe, and evidently I was quite a flighty kid.

   Yip Harburg: Father of the Socially Conscious Lyric

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   Did Yip Harburg bring the Rainbow to the Wizard of Oz?

   • With music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg, it’s become one of the most beloved songs in the history of American popular music. Yet a rainbow was never part of the screenplay for the famous 1939 movie. It was entirely the concoction of Yip. He is the man who brought the rainbow to The Wizard of Oz.

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   What song did Edgar Yipsel Harburg write?

   • Edgar Yipsel Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg; April 8, 1896 – March 5, 1981) was an American popular song lyricist and librettist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"

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   Which school did Yip attend?

   • Yip attended Townsend Harris High School, where he began writing and many popular songs of the day were sung. At the time, this school offered a rigorous training in the classic poetic form.

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   What did Yip believe?

   • Yip was a “fellow who followed a dream.” He believed that all people should be guaranteed basic human rights, political equality, free education and economic opportunity – beliefs he personified through his actions and songs. Also makes the fools like me. Can make a God, who makes a tree.

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   He championed racial, sexual and gender equality and union politics. He also was an ardent critic of high society and religion. [2][3] Early life and career. [edit] Harburg, the youngest of four surviving children (out of ten), was born Isidore Hochberg on the Lower East Sideof New York Cityon April 8, 1896.

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   As Broadway’s social commentator, and given his ability to “gild the philosophic pill” with witticisms and a lyric style all his own, Yip Harburg is a unique and major lyricist of 20th century American musical theatre. Yip Harburg died on March 5, 1981 at 84 years young.

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   Aug 2, 2021 · With music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg, it’s become one of the most beloved songs in the history of American popular music. Yet a rainbow was never part of the screenplay for the ...

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   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.”

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8. www.democracynow.org › 2023/12/25 › yip_harburg_tributeA Tribute to Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg: The Man Who ...

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   Dec 25, 2023 · AMY GOODMAN: Today, we pay tribute to Yip Harburg. His name may not be familiar to many, but his songs are sung by millions around the world, like jazz singer Abbey Lincoln and Tom Waits, Judy...

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   Oct 11, 2019 · Born in 1896 of Russian-Jewish immigrant parents and raised in poverty on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, lyricist E.Y. (Yip) Harburg never forgot his roots when he versified.

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    1972 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee E.Y. “Yip” Harburg was born Isidore Hochberg to Jewish immigrant parents on the lower east side of New York City on April 8, 1898. He was nicknamed “Yipsel” (Yiddish for squirrel) for his constant clowning and unbounded energy.