Yahoo Web Search

Search results

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

   hekint.org › 2019/03/08 › the-smell-of-burning

   • Cached

   Mar 8, 2019 · By this time, the symptoms of headache, dizziness, and disagreeable, foul-smelling olfactory sensations were occurring almost daily. On June 20, Gershwin was seen by a neurologist, Eugene Siskind, in conjunction with Dr. Segall.

   • Music Box

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

   • Past Issues

     Volume 16 Winter 2024 Spring 2024 Summer 2024 Volume 15...

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

   www.thelancet.com › journals › lancet

   Aug 12, 2017 · 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 premature death.

   • Author: Takahiro Mezaki

   • Publish Year: 2017

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

   time.com › archive › 6820014

   • Cached

   When Composer George Gershwin crumpled in Hollywood last fortnight, doctors called it overwork. Last week, when he collapsed again they found a cystic tumor growing fast in his brain. Doctors...

4. www.jpost.com › HEALTH-SCIENCE › Death-with-theDeath - with the world at his fingertips - The Jerusalem Post

   www.jpost.com › HEALTH-SCIENCE › Death-with-the

   • Cached

   Nov 5, 2017 · Other suggested causes of his death include trichinosis from consuming undercooked pork, syphilis, rheumatic fever, kidney failure and infection after undergoing bloodletting.

5. www.grunge.com › 192471The Tragic Death Of George Gershwin - Grunge

   www.grunge.com › 192471

   • Cached

   Mar 5, 2020 · Surgery was performed in the early hours of July 11, 1938, on what was probably a glioblastoma, but he died later that day, age 38. Ira continued to write lyrics with other composing partners and died in 1983 at the age of 86. Advertisement.

6. www.pbs.org › newshour › healthGeorge Gershwin’s too-short life ended on a blue note

   www.pbs.org › newshour › health

   • Cached

   Sep 26, 2018 · The cause of his untimely death was most likely glioblastoma, the same type of brain cancer that killed Senators Edward M. Kennedy in 2009 and John McCain this September.

7. People also ask

   How old was George Gershwin when he died?

   • 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.

   George Gershwin's death and Duret haemorrhage | The Lancet

   www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)31623-9/fulltext

   See all results for this question

   How did Gershwin die?

   • Post-operatively severe hyperthermia ensued, and Gershwin died without regaining consciousness at 10:35 on the morning of July 11, 1937. 11 The microscopic examination of the cystic glioma partially removed from the temporal lobe revealed a spongioblastoma multiforme, or in updated nomenclature, a malignant glioblastoma.

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

   hekint.org/2019/03/08/the-smell-of-burning-rubber-the-fatal-illness-of-george-gershwin/

   See all results for this question

   Who was George Gershwin?

   • 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

   hekint.org/2019/03/08/the-smell-of-burning-rubber-the-fatal-illness-of-george-gershwin/

   See all results for this question

   Did George Gershwin get a Congressional Gold Medal?

   • In 1982, George Gershwin was inducted into the Jewish-American Hall of Fame. In 1985, the Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to George and Ira Gershwin. Only three other songwriters, George M. Cohan, Harry Chapin, and Irving Berlin, have received this award.

   George Gershwin - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gershwin

   See all results for this question

   Did Gershwin get a neurologist?

   • On June 20, Gershwin was seen by a neurologist, Eugene Siskind, in conjunction with Dr. Segall. A complete neurological examination, including an examination of the optic nerves, was normal except for an impaired sense of smell in the right nostril.

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

   hekint.org/2019/03/08/the-smell-of-burning-rubber-the-fatal-illness-of-george-gershwin/

   See all results for this question

   What was Gershwin's medical history?

   • 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 - PBS

   www.pbs.org/newshour/health/george-gershwins-too-short-life-ended-on-a-blue-note

   See all results for this question

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › George_GershwinGeorge Gershwin - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › George_Gershwin

   • Cached

   George Gershwin (/ ˈ ɡ ɜːr ʃ. w ɪ n /; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres.