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1. hekint.org › 2019/03/08 › the-smell-of-burningThe smell of burning rubber: The fatal illness of George Gershwin

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   Mar 8, 2019 · On the morning of Monday July 12, 1937, New Yorkers who had just suffered through five days of a heat wave that left thirty-eight people dead, awoke to read on the front page of the New York Times about the death of George Gershwin, a native son of their city. The heading of the article ran: “George Gershwin, Composer, Is Dead: Master of Jazz ...

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2. www.thelancet.com › journals › lancetGeorge Gershwin's death and Duret haemorrhage - The Lancet

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   George Gershwin (born Sept 26, 1898) was one of the greatest American composers in history. He died, aged 38 years on July 11, 1937, after surgery for his brain tumour. His olfactory hallucinations, a sign of temporal lobe epilepsy, had begun in early 1934,1–3 but he continued active musical works despite the gradual deterioration of his health status until several months before his ...

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3. time.com › archive › 6820014Music: Death of Gershwin | TIME

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   Gershwin was only 20 when he wrote his first musicomedy, La La Lucille. The same year he brought out his first hit song Swanee which sold 2,250,000 Victrola records. From 1920 to 1924 he wrote the ...

4. www.npr.org › 2001/04/12 › 1121367Gershwin's Death Revisited : NPR

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   Apr 12, 2001 · When composer George Gershwin died in July 1937 at age 38, doctors said the cause was brain cancer. But a new examination of Gershwin's autopsy slides has cast doubt on that diagnosis. Host Bob ...

5. journals.sagepub.com › doi › fullWhat Caused George Gershwin's Untimely Death? - Gregory D ...

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   The Diagnosis of Stupor and Coma (3rd edn). Philadelphia: FA Davis Company, 1980: 103–5. 2. Carp L. George Gershwin — illustrious American composer: his fatal glioblastoma. Am J Surg Pathol 1979; 3: 473–7. 3. Fabricant ND.

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6. www.nytimes.com › 1979/10/02 › archivesThe Doctor's World: Gershwin's Illness - The New York Times

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   Oct 2, 1979 · Dr Lawrence K Altman article, citing misconceptions about death of composer George Gershwin, reviews events prior to his death in '37 at age 38 of cancerous brain tumor; notes most common ...

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   How did George Gershwin die?

   • When composer George Gershwin died in July 1937 at age 38, doctors said the cause was brain cancer. But a new examination of Gershwin's autopsy slides has cast doubt on that diagnosis.

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   • Vetchen. 1937. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs division. On the morning of Monday July 12, 1937, New Yorkers who had just suffered through five days of a heat wave that left thirty-eight people dead, awoke to read on the front page of the New York Times about the death of George Gershwin, a native son of their city.

   The smell of burning rubber: The fatal illness of George Gershwin

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   Did George Gershwin have a brain tumor?

   • Host Bob Edwards talks to pathologist Dr. Gregory Sloop, who says his findings show the tumor that killed Gershwin may have been benign and easily operable, had it been properly diagnosed. When composer George Gershwin died in July 1937 at age 38, doctors said the cause was brain cancer.

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   • Gershwin’s medical history during much of this ordeal was vague and frustrating. Beginning in 1936, he complained of headaches, stomach pain, irritability, worries over losing his hair, and outright depression. One cause of his sadness, incidentally, was an unrequited love affair with the film star (and wife of Charlie Chaplin) Paulette Goddard.

   George Gershwin’s too-short life ended on a blue note

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   Sep 26, 2018 · On Feb. 11, 1937, however, Gershwin lost consciousness for a period of 10 to 20 seconds while performing with the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra. He was the solo pianist and the program featured ...