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Also Known As Isidore Hochberg • Edgar Yipsel Harburg
Born April 8, 1896 or April 8, 1898 • New York City • New York
Died March 5, 1981 • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors Academy Award (1940)
Notable Works “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” • “Over the Rainbow”

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