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Also Known As Jacob Gershovitz • Jacob Gershvin
Born September 26, 1898 • New York City • New York
Died July 11, 1937 (aged 38) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize
Notable Works Ira Gershwin • “An American in Paris” • “I Got Rhythm” • “La, La Lucille” • “Lullaby” • “Porgy and Bess” • “Rhapsody in Blue” • “Swanee”

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Ira Gershwin writes at a table covered with papers while George Gershwin plays piano beside him; both wear dress shirts and ties in a 1930s interior.
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