Ira Gershwin: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Israel Gershovitz • Arthur Francis • Israel Gershvin
Born	December 6, 1896 • New York City • New York
Died	August 17, 1983 (aged 86) • Beverly Hills • California
Awards And Honors	Pulitzer Prize
Notable Works	“Lyrics on Several Occasions” • “Porgy and Bess”
Notable Family Members	brother George Gershwin • brother Ira Gershwin

George Gershwin

George Gershwin

American composer

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Russel Crouse

American dramatist

Umeki, Miyoshi; Buttons, Red: Sayonara

Joshua Logan

American director and producer

Stephen Sondheim smiling at the camera, wearing a light blue shirt and a brown plaid jacket at the Paramount Theatre.

Stephen Sondheim

American composer and lyricist

Neil Simon

Neil Simon

American dramatist

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George S. Kaufman

American playwright and journalist

Loesser, Frank

Frank Loesser

American composer and lyricist

Abbott, George

George Abbott

American director

Moss Hart

Moss Hart

American playwright

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James Kirkwood

American actor and author

Stein, Gertrude

Gertrude Stein

American writer

Irving Berlin with his hands on a piano's keyboard.

Irving Berlin

American composer

W.H. Auden

W. H. Auden

British poet

Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison

American author

Lynn Nottage, 2018

Lynn Nottage

American playwright

David Mamet wearing glasses and a gray jacket over a black shirt, shown from the shoulders up with a neutral expression.

David Mamet

American author

Tony Kushner

Tony Kushner

American dramatist

Connelly, Marc

Marc Connelly

American playwright

Composer Richard Rodgers, seated at a piano, poses with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein, who stands beside him, both wearing suits in a 1944 black-and-white portrait.

Oscar Hammerstein II

American lyricist, author, and theatrical producer

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Wendy Wasserstein

American playwright