Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983

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Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his brother George Gershwin to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the 20th century. Born in Brooklyn, the oldest of four children. It was not until 1924 that Ira and George teamed up to write the music for what became their first Broadway hit Lady, Be Good. Some of their more famous works include "The Man I Love", "Fascinating Rhythm", "Someone to Watch Over Me", "I Got Rhythm" and "They Can't Take That Away from Me".

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creatorOf Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph). A Foggy Day / by George and Ira Gershwin ; directed by Kelly Robinson, 1998 - video. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Rome, Harold, 1908-1993. The Harold Rome papers, 1873-1988 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
creatorOf Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. Audio Recordings. 1945 - 1965. GEORGE GERSHWIN National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph). A Foggy Day / words and music by George and Ira Gershwin ; book by John Mueller and Norm Foster ; music arranged and orchestrated by Christopher Donison ; directed by Kelly Robinson, 1999 - video. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Cerf, Bennett, 1898-1971. Bennett Cerf papers, ca. 1898-1977. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Records of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, 1973 - . Video Tape Programs and Worldnet Broadcasts, 1999 - 2009 National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Conductor's score of Girl crazy. California State University, Long Beach
referencedIn Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Collection of motion picture music, ca. 1941-1949. University of California, Los Angeles
referencedIn Edward Jablonski and Lawrence D. Stewart Collection TXRC93-A39., 1931-1973 Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Tilden, Louis Edward, 1900-1970. Louis Edward Tilden sheet music collection, 1897-1938. Princeton University Library
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Primrose : (1924) / George Gershwin ; [book by George Grossmith & Guy Bolton ; lyrics by Desmond Carter & Ira Gershwin]. University of California, Los Angeles
referencedIn Zero and Kate Mostel papers, 1915-1986 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986. Things / [words by] Gershwin - Harburg ; [music by] H. Arlen. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983. Of thee I sing. Lyrics. 1 folder. (14 p.). New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
creatorOf Lawrence, Gertrude, 1898-1952. Eventide's Gertrude Lawrence collection, ca. 1929-2005. Sturgis Library (Barnstable, Mass.)
creatorOf Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph). A Foggy day / words and music by George and Ira Gershwin ; book by Norm Foster and John Mueller ; based on the play "A Damsel in Distress" by P.G. Wodehouse and Ian Hay ; music arranged and orchestrated by Christopher Donison with additional arrangements and orchestrations by Paul Sportelli directed by Kelly Robinson, 1999 - house program. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. Verse for Spare me your advances / [music by Kurt Weill ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin]. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
creatorOf Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph). A Foggy Day / words and music by George and Ira Gershwin book by Norm Foster and John Mueller, based on the play "A Damsel in Distress" by P.G. Wodehouse and Ian Hay, music arranged and orchestrated by Christopher Donison with additional arrangement and orchestration by Paul Sportelli ; directed by Kelly Robinson, 1998 - Production Photos. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983. Music sources for Kurt Weill's Firebrand of Florence in the collection of the Weill-Lenya Research Center, 1944-[ongoing]. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Say my say / music by George Gershwin ; lyric by Ira Gershwin. Library of Congress
creatorOf Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983. Porgy and Bess [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Vera Zorina papers Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Rome, Harold, 1908-1993. The Harold Rome papers, 1873-1988 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. [Porgy and Bess] [microform]. Library of Congress
referencedIn Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. The papers of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, 1890-1984 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
creatorOf Grand Theatre Collection (University of Guelph). By George! : featuring the music of George Gershwin / with the music of George Gershwin, the lyrics of Ira Gershwin ; entire production conceived and devised by Alan Lund ; music adapted, arranged and directed by John Fenwick ; directed and choreographed by Alan Lund, 1976 - performance file. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. Weill-Lenya correspondence, 1925-1948. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
creatorOf Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989. The Railroad hour, radio program [sound recording], 1948-1954. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983. Music sources for Kurt Weill's Lady in the dark in the collection of the Weill-Lenya Research Center, 1940-[ongoing]. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
creatorOf Lyrics to Kurt Weill songs, [ca. 1928]-1986. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn The Virgil Thomson Papers Yale University, Music Library
creatorOf Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969. Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 / music by Vernon Duke ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin ; sketches by David Freedman & Ira Gershwin ; adapted by Mark Waldrop, 1999. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Ira Gershwin Files from the Law Office of Leonard Saxe, 1935-1967, (bulk 1948-1967) Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn Johnny Green papers, 1920-1991. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Records. : Series I., General Correspondence, 1922-1977 (bulk 1946-1966). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Pardon my English / music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin ; book by Herbert Fields and Morrie Ryskind ; concert adaptation by David Ives. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. George and Ira Gershwin collection, 1895-2008 (bulk 1920-1960). Library of Congress
creatorOf Neiburg, Jack. Papers of a Massachusetts rare book dealer [manuscript] 1944-55. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph). Girl Crazy / music by George Gershwin ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin ; libretto by John McGowan and Guy Bolton ; directed by Duncan McIntosh ; technical drawings by Christina Poddubiuk, 1986. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn The E.Y. Harburg Collection, 1929-1968 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
referencedIn Harold Spivacke Collection, 1923-1984, (bulk 1930-1978) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. The hurdy-gurdy man / music by George Gershwin ; lyric by Ira Gershwin and Lou Paley. Library of Congress
referencedIn David R. Gergen Files. 1974 - 1977. David Gergen's Medal of Freedom Name Files Gerald R. Ford Library
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Of thee I sing : typescript, 2004. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Director's score of Girl crazy. California State University, Long Beach
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. It aint necessarily so [music] / [words by Ira Gershwin ; music by George Gershwin] ; [arranged by John Farrar]. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph). Lady, Be Good / music and ryrics by George and Ira Gershwin ; book by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson ; directed by Glynis Leyshon, 1994 - reviews and articles. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Chappell, Warren, 1904-1991. Letter and placecard [manuscript], ca. 1959 September 21, n.d. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Edward Jablonski Papers, 1942-2003, 1950-2000 Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn Sam Jaffe Papers, 1915-1991, (bulk 1925-1984) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Lazar, Irving Paul. An oral history interview with Irving Paul ("Swifty") Lazar / conducted by David Farneth and Peggy Meyer Sherry for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Weill-Lenya Research Center, 1991 November 12 : recording and transcript. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
referencedIn Charles Mingus Collection, 1939-1979 Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Strike up the band: typescript, 1998. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. By Strauss [music] / [words by Ira Gershwin ; music by George Gershwin] ; [arranged? by Ivan Hutchinson]. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph). A Foggy Day / words and music by George and Ira Gershwin ; book by Norm Foster and John Mueller, based on the play "A Damsel in Distress" by P.G. Wodehouse and Ian Hay, music arranged and orchestrated by Christopher Donison with additional arrangements and orchestrations by Paul Sportelli ; directed by Kelly Robinson, 1999 - performance files. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Historical manuscripts collection, 1347-1969, bulk: 1775-1885 Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department
referencedIn Johnny Green additional papers, 1923-1989. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Bennett, Robert Russell, 1894-1981. Typewritten letter signed, dated : New York, 2 October 1971, to William Henry Wray in Hull, England, 1971 Oct. 2. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Jerome Kern sheet music, 1904-1946. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999. Autograph letters signed (2), dated Tangier, 21 September and 22 October 1990, to Joan Peyser, 1990 Sept. 21. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Jo Mielziner papers, 1903-1976 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf George and Ira Gershwin Collection, 1895-2008, (bulk 1920-1960) Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn General correspondence, [ca. 1920]-1981. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983. Park avenue. Lyrics. 1 folder. (29 p.). New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
creatorOf Saxe, Leonard Spier, 1899-1968. Ira Gershwin files from the law office of Leonard Saxe, 1935-1967 (bulk 1948-1967). Library of Congress
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Lady be good. [Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. California State University, Long Beach
creatorOf Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph). A Foggy Day / book by Norm Foster & John Meuller, based on "A Damsel In Distress," the 1928 play by Ian Hay and P.G. Wodehouse, and the 1919 novel by P.G. Wodehouse, music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin ; directed by Kelly Robinson ; technical drawings by Peter Hartwell, 1998. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Stratford Festival Collection (University of Guelph). My One and Only / music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, book by Peter Stone and Timothy S. Mayer, original staging and choreography by Thommie Walsh and Tommy Tune ; directed and choreographed by Michael Lichtefeld, set designed by Douglas Paraschuk, costume designed by David Boechler, 2007 - house program. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Clifford Odets papers, 1926-1963 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Alexander Smallens papers, ca. 1900-1970 The New York Public Library. Music Division.
referencedIn Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. Correspondence, 1920-1950. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
creatorOf Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. Lovemusik / music by Kurt Weill ; lyrics by Maxwell Anderson, Bertolt Brecht, Howard Dietz, Roger Fernay, Ira Gershwin, Oscar Hammerstein II, Langston Hughes, Alan Jay Lerner, Maurice Magre, Ogden Nash, Elmer Rice, Kurt Weill ; book by Alfred Uhry ; suggested by Speak low (when you speak love) the letters of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya edited and translated by Lys Symonette and Kim H. Kowalke, 2007. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969. Edward Jablonski and Lawrence D. Stewart Collection, 1931-1973, (bulk 1957-1973). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph). Lady, Be Good / music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin ; book by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson ; directed by Glynis Leyshon, 1994 - teachers' study guide. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Of thee I sing. [1952] 2 folders. (102 p.). New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Jackson, Felix, 1902-1992. Papers relating to Kurt Weill, 1956-1974. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
referencedIn J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Girl crazy. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. California State University, Long Beach
referencedIn George Balanchine archive, 1924-1989 (inclusive), 1961-1983 (bulk). Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Evening star / music by George Gershwin ; lyric by Ira Gershwin. Library of Congress
referencedIn Spewack, Samuel and Bella. Papers, ca.1920-1980. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Van Upp, Virginia. Cover girl : screenplay / by Virginia Van Upp. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Bidin my time medley [music] / [music by George Gershwin : words by Ira Gershwin] ; [arranged? by Peter Martin]. Libraries Australia
referencedIn E. Y. Harburg collection of music, ca. 1929-1981 The New York Public Library. Music Division.
referencedIn African-American related sheet music and sheet music written by African-Americans, 1851-1974 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Smallens, Alexander, 1889-1972. The Alexander Smallens papers, [ca. 1900-1970]. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Swift, Kay, 1897-1993. The Kay Swift papers, 1894-1993 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
creatorOf Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph). Lady, Be Good / music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin ; book by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson ; directed by Glynis Leyshon, 1994 - video. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. How wonderfully fortunate / [music by Kurt Weill ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin]. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
referencedIn Robert Baral papers, 1876-1980 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Kaufman, George S. (George Simon), 1889-1961. Letters and notes (30), telegrams (16), cards (23) : Saratoga Springs; New York; Hollywood; and Barley Sheaf Farm, Holincong, Pa., to Claire Luce, 1937-1950 and [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn The Harold Rome Papers, 1873-1988 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
referencedIn S. N. Behrman papers, 1912-1987 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph). Girl Crazy / by George and Ira Gershwin, directed by Duncan McIntosh and Christopher Newton,1986 - Production Photos. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Bennett Cerf Papers, ca. 1898-1977. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Schwartz, Arthur, 1900-1984. Park avenue. [1946] 2 folders. (117 p.). New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Strike up the band / music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin ; book by George S. Kaufman, 1995. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Register to the Papers of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, 1890-1984, inclusive Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
creatorOf Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983. Porgy and Bess [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Song lyrics in the collections of the Weill-Lenya Research Center, [1936]-[ongoing]. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
creatorOf Carroll, Barbara. Barbara Carroll, jazz pianist & singer, with Sean Smith, bassist [sound recording]. University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Semans Library
referencedIn The Virgil Thomson Papers, 1804-1990 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
creatorOf Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. Lady in the dark / music by Kurt Weill ; lyrics by Ira gershwin ; book by Moss Hart , 2001. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Gather ye rosebuds / music by George Gershwin ; words by Ira Gershwin. Library of Congress
creatorOf Grand Theatre Collection (University of Guelph). By George! : featuring the music of George Gershwin / with the music of George Gershwin, the lyrics of Ira Gershwin ; entire production conceived and devised by Alan Lund ; music adapted, arranged and directed by John Fenwick ; directed and choreographed by Alan Lund, 1976- production photos. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
referencedIn Henry Botkin papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. I won't give up / music by George Gershwin ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Library of Congress
referencedIn Jolson, Al, d. 1950. Belknap Collection, Popular Performers 1911- : Al Jolson. University of Florida
creatorOf Riemer, Walter,. "Porgy and Bess" collection, 1932-1973 (bulk 1952-1956) New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Ronell, Ann,. An oral history interview with Ann Ronell / conducted for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music by Kim Kowalke and Lys Symonette, New York City, 1988 June 23 : recording and transcript. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
referencedIn Odets mss., 1921-1963 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. Houghton Library
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Crazy for you : the touching story of a man, a woman and the same man: typescript, 1992. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Never gonna dance: typescript, 2001. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Vernon Duke Collection, 1918-1968 Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn Morrie Ryskind papers, 1911-1985 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Samuel and Bella Spewack Papers, ca.1920-1980 Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Parmenia Migel papers, 1945-1990. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Weill-Lenya Research Center collection of performance history records of Firebrand of Florence, 1945-[ongoing]. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Hoping that someday you'd care / music by George Gershwin ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Library of Congress
creatorOf Bergman, Bernard Aaron, 1894-1980. Papers, 1933-1978. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Sally on the shore / music by George Gershwin ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Library of Congress
referencedIn New Yorker records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Photographs of the Hollywood Bond Cavalcade and Other Bond Rallies, 1941 - 1945 National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Behrman, S. N. (Samuel Nathaniel), 1893-1973. S. N. Behrman papers, 1912-1987. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Adored one / music by George Gers[hwin] ; Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Library of Congress
creatorOf Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph). Lady, Be Good / music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin ; book by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson ; directed by Glynis Leyshon, 1994 - performance file. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Riddle, Nelson. Orchestrations, undated. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Records of the U.S. Information Agency. 1900 - 2003. Sound Recordings Relating to quot;Studio Onequot; Broadcasts National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Agor, Yaʻaḳov. 880-01 Porgy and Bess, a musical, in Israel. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn E. Y. (Yip) Harburg papers, 1913-1985 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983. Commercial 33-1/3 RPM recordings of Kurt Weill's music in the collections of the Weill-Lenya Research Center, [ca.1950]-[ca.1990]. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
referencedIn Miscellaneous sheet music collection, 1879-1934 (bulk 1902-1930) Princeton University Library
creatorOf Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph). Girl Crazy / by George and Ira Gershwin ; directed by Duncan McIntosh and Christopher Newton, 1986 - house program. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Prompt books and related materials from productions at the Harvard University Loeb Drama Center Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Opening Act I .... Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Drink, drink, drink / music by George Gershwin ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Library of Congress
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Of thee I sing : a musical play / music & lyrics by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin ; book by George S. Kaufman & Morrie Ryskind ; concert adaptation by David Ives, 2006. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. I've got a crush on you [music] / [words by Ira Gershwin ; music by George Gershwin] ; [arranged by Peter Jones]. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph). Girl Crazy / by George and Ira Gershwin ; directed by Duncan McIntosh and Christopher Newton, 1986 - performance files. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. The papers of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, 1890-1984 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
creatorOf Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph). A Foggy Day / words and music by George and Ira Gershwin ; book by Norm Foster and John Mueller, based on the play "A Damsel in distress" by P.G. Wodehouse and Ian Hay ; music arranged and orchestrated by Christopher Donison ; directed by Kelly Robinson, 1998 - house program. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Never gonna dance / music by Jerome Kern ; lyrics by Dorothy Fields, Oscar Hammerstein II, Ira Gershwin, Otto Harbach, Bernard Dougall, Jimmy McHugh, Johnny Mercer, P. G. Wodehouse ; book by Jeffrey Hatcher ; based on the film Swing time [produced by RKO Pictures] ; screenplay by Howard Lindsay and Allan Scott ; [based on the story by Erwin Gelsey], 2003. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Oh Kay : operett i 2 akter : partitur / av George Gershwin. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Cape Town Opera Voice of the Nation. 880-01 Porgi ṿe-Bes. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Gershwin, Ira, 1896-. Autograph letters signed (2) and typewritten letter signed, dated : Beverly Hills, 9 October 1939, 19 August 1949, and 26 July 1956, to James J. Fuld, 1939 Oct. 9, 1949 Aug. 19, and 1956 July 26. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn The Railroad hour, radio program [sound recording], 1948-1954 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
referencedIn Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969. Vernon Duke collection, 1918-1968. Library of Congress
referencedIn Hart, Moss, 1904-1961. Moss Hart and Kitty Carlisle papers, 1922-1962, 1988. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn George Gershwin sheet music, 1918-1946. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983. [Letter] 1967 March 24, Beverly Hills, Calif. [to] Roy Jansen, Harrisburg, Pa. / Ira Gershwin. Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Pennsylvania State Library
creatorOf Dietz, Howard, 1896-1983. Howard Dietz papers, 1915-1976. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Weill-collaborators correspondence, 1925-1950. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Raksin, David. Music sources for Kurt Weill's Where do we go from here in the collection of the Weill-Lenya Research Center, 1943-[ongoing]. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
referencedIn Soren, David,. David Soren popular sheet music collection, 1839-1974 (bulk 1900-1930). University of Arizona Libraries
creatorOf Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. The north star : film score (1943) / Aaron Copland. Library of Congress
referencedIn Weill-Lenya Research Center collection of performance history records of Lady in the dark, 1941-[ongoing]. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
creatorOf Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989. MGM and Twentieth Century-Fox screenplays, 1931-1963 (bulk 1937-1955). Brown University, Brown University Library
creatorOf Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Records. Series V., Editor Files, 1873-1984 (bulk 1960-1980). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn The Kay Swift Papers, 1894-1993 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
creatorOf Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph). A Foggy Day / book by Norm Foster & John Meuller, based on "A Damsel In Distress," the 1928 play by Ian Hay and P.G. Wodehouse, and the 1919 novel by P.G. Wodehouse, music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin ; directed by Kelly Robinson, 1998 - performance files. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf NCSA Jazz Ensemble. Jazz Ensemble [sound recording]. University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Semans Library
referencedIn Levien, Sonya, 1898-1960. Papers of Sonya Levien, 1908-1960. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Aaron Copland Collection of Motion Picture Music University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections.
creatorOf Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph). A Foggy Day / words and music by George and Ira Gershwin ; book by Norm Foster and John Mueller, based on the play "A Damsel in Distress" by P.G. Wodehouse and Ian Hay, music arranged and orchestrated by Christopher Donison with additional arrangements and orchestrations by Paul Sportelli ; directed by Kelly Robinson, 1999 - Production Photos. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Howard Dietz papers, 1915-1976 The New York Public Library. Music Division.
referencedIn Vernon Duke Collection, 1918-1968 Library of Congress. Music Division
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associatedWith Mielziner, Jo, 1901-1976 person
correspondedWith Migel, Parmenia. person
associatedWith Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974 person
associatedWith Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979 person
associatedWith Mostel, Zero, 1915-1977 person
associatedWith NCSA Jazz Ensemble. corporateBody
associatedWith Neiburg, Jack. person
correspondedWith New Yorker Magazine, Inc corporateBody
associatedWith Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963 person
correspondedWith Pringle, Aileen, 1895-1989 person
associatedWith Railroad Hour Radio Program corporateBody
associatedWith Riddle, Nelson. person
associatedWith Riemer, Walter, person
associatedWith Rome, Harold, 1908-1993. person
associatedWith Ronell, Ann, person
associatedWith Ryskind, Morrie, 1895-1985 person
associatedWith Ryskind, Morrie, 1895-1985. person
associatedWith Saddler, Frank. person
associatedWith Saxe, Leonard Spier, 1899-1968. person
associatedWith Schwartz, Arthur, 1900-1984. person
associatedWith Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph) corporateBody
associatedWith Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph) corporateBody
associatedWith Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph) corporateBody
associatedWith Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph) corporateBody
associatedWith Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph) corporateBody
associatedWith Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph) corporateBody
associatedWith Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph) corporateBody
associatedWith Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph) corporateBody
associatedWith Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph) corporateBody
associatedWith Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph) corporateBody
associatedWith Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph) corporateBody
associatedWith Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph) corporateBody
associatedWith Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph) corporateBody
associatedWith Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph) corporateBody
associatedWith Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph) corporateBody
associatedWith Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph) corporateBody
associatedWith Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph) corporateBody
correspondedWith Sirmay, Albert person
associatedWith Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995 person
associatedWith Smallens, Alexander, 1889-1972. person
associatedWith Soren, David, person
associatedWith Spewack, Samuel, 1899-1971 person
associatedWith Spewack, Samuel and Bella. person
associatedWith Spialek, Hans. person
associatedWith Spivacke, Harold, 1904-1977 person
associatedWith Stewart, Lawrence D. (Lawrence Delbert), 1926- person
associatedWith Stratford Festival Collection (University of Guelph) corporateBody
associatedWith Swift, Kay, 1897-1993 person
associatedWith Swift, Kay, 1897-1993. person
correspondedWith Tamber, Selma person
associatedWith Tamiris, Helen, 1905-1966. person
associatedWith Thomson, Virgil, 1896- person
associatedWith Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. person
associatedWith Tilden, Louis Edward, 1900-1970. person
associatedWith Van Upp, Virginia. person
associatedWith Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950 person
associatedWith Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. person
associatedWith Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. person
correspondedWith Zorina, Vera. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Brooklyn NY US
Beverly Hills CA US
Subject
Composers
Composers
Composers
Lyricists
Lyricists
Musical films
Musicals
Musicals
Musicals
Revues
Occupation
Composers
Librettists
Lyricists
Activity

Person

Birth 1896-12-06

Death 1983-08-17

Americans

English,

English

Information

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