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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jerry_GershwinJerry Gershwin - Wikipedia

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   Jerry Gershwin. Jerome "Jerry" Gershwin (April 20, 1926 – September 17, 1997) was an American film producer. He was best known for his long collaboration with Elliott Kastner. [1] His credits include Where Eagles Dare (1968) and Harper (1966).

2. www.jerryjazzmusician.com › interview-with-richardInterview with Richard Crawford, author of Summertime: George ...

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   Mar 21, 2020 · In the introduction to his book, Summertime: George Gershwin’s Life in Music, the renowned American musicologist Richard Crawford writes that Gershwin began his career as a “fresh voice of the Jazz Age” who “maintained the flavor and conviction of that voice through the better part of two decades.”

3. www.nytimes.com › 2019/09/19 › artsThe Complex History and Uneasy Present of ‘Porgy and Bess’

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   Sep 19, 2019 · Is it a triumph of melting-pot American art, teaming up George and Ira Gershwin (the sons of Russian Jewish immigrants) with DuBose Heyward (the scion of a prominent white South Carolina...

4. theplatosociety.org › study-discussion-groups-1The Gershwin Brothers: Their Lives and Their Music — The ...

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   Aug 31, 2022 · What motivated two Brooklyn born brothers with Russian Jewish heritage to compose such innovative music? The core book, The Gershwin Years: George and Ira, is both the definitive biography of the Gershwin brothers and a lavishly illustrated chronicle of the American era their music and lyrics embodied.

5. www.economist.com › books-and-arts › 2019/10/03The short, brilliant life of George Gershwin - The Economist

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   Oct 3, 2019 · Born in Brooklyn in 1898, Gershwin was an innovator who used rhythm, harmony and melody to irresistible effect. He believed that jazz was the “spontaneous expression” of modern American life and...

6. blogs.loc.gov › music › 2016Furry Friends of Music: “Walking the Dog” with Gershwin

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   Sep 26, 2016 · Happily, Tony recovered and soon joined Gershwin out on the West Coast. Pictured here are George, his mother Rose, and Tony the terrier, relaxing poolside at their new home. Tony is the most famous of Gershwin dogs, but was not the only dog in George’s life.

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   What is the Gershwin years book?

   • The core book, The Gershwin Years: George and Ira, is both the definitive biography of the Gershwin brothers and a lavishly illustrated chronicle of the American era their music and lyrics embodied. With the help of YouTube, we will be enjoying many of their musical works each week.

   The Gershwin Brothers: Their Lives and Their Music - The PLATO Society

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   How many songs did George Gershwin write?

   • “Rhapsody in Blue,” “An American in Paris,” “Porgy and Bess,” were some of over 500 compositions created by George Gershwin (1896 – 1937) during his very brief life. What was his path from New York city song plugger to Hollywood composer of film scores?

   The Gershwin Brothers: Their Lives and Their Music - The PLATO Society

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   Did George Gershwin play a piano?

   • The starry opening drew Hollywood royalty, including Katharine Hepburn and Joan Crawford. After the ovations died down, the A-listers headed to a glamorous after-party, where George Gershwin played excerpts from his score on the piano. By the next morning, though, the questions would begin.

   The Complex History and Uneasy Present of ‘Porgy and Bess’

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   Did George Gershwin write 'Porgy and Bess'?

   • AFTER LISTENING to an early performance of “Porgy and Bess”, George Gershwin exclaimed that the music was so beautiful he could hardly believe he had written it. Generations of listeners have swooned, too. “Summertime”, the opera’s best-known aria, is a sultry blend of blues, folk and jazz that is said to have been recorded around 25,000 times.

   The short, brilliant life of George Gershwin - The Economist

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   Did George Gershwin play a piano in 'Porgy and Bess'?

   • It was one of those mythic New York nights: the Broadway premiere of the Gershwins’ “Porgy and Bess” in 1935. The starry opening drew Hollywood royalty, including Katharine Hepburn and Joan Crawford. After the ovations died down, the A-listers headed to a glamorous after-party, where George Gershwin played excerpts from his score on the piano.

   The Complex History and Uneasy Present of ‘Porgy and Bess’

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   Was Gershwin free to write about Negroes?

   • Hall Johnson, a black composer, arranger and choir director whose musical “Run, Little Chillun!” had been a success on Broadway in 1933, wrote that Gershwin was “as free to write about Negroes in his own way as any other composer to write about anything else” in a 1936 essay in Opportunity, a journal published by the Urban League.

   The Complex History and Uneasy Present of ‘Porgy and Bess’

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8. www.imdb.com › name › nm0314858Jerry Gershwin on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more ...

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   Jerry Gershwin photos, including production stills, premiere photos and other event photos, publicity photos, behind-the-scenes, and more.