Biography
George Gershwin (born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), the songs "Swanee" (1919) and "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924), the jazz standards "Embraceable You" (1928) and "I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit "Summertime".
Filmography
all 49
Movies 48
self 8
Producer 1
TV Shows 1
Writer 1
Music
Magic Trap (2024)
Movie
Music
Summertime (2023)
Movie
Music Producer
Maestro (2022)
Movie
Compositor
The Director's Cut (2022)
Movie
Songs / Original Music Composer
The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess (2020)
Movie
Musical / Original Music Composer
An American in Paris: The Musical (2018)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Hudební perličky Pavla Šporcla (2017)
TV
Musical
Crazy For You (1999)
Movie
Music / Songs / Original Music Composer
Porgy and Bess (1993)
Movie
Self - Composer (archive footage)
Dance Crazy in Hollywood (1990)
Movie
Music
(1978)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Movie
Songs / Original Music Composer
Porgy and Bess (1959)
Movie
Original Music Composer / Songs
Funny Face (1957)
Movie
6
Self - Composer
Project XX: The Jazz Age (1956)
Movie
Songs / Original Music Composer
An American in Paris (1951)
Movie
3
Self (archive footage)
The Golden Twenties (1950)
Movie
Songs / Original Music Composer
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)
Movie
Songs / Original Music Composer
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Movie
Songs / Original Music Composer
Girl Crazy (1943)
Movie
Music / Songs
Lady Be Good (1941)
Movie
Songs / Original Music Composer
Strike Up the Band (1940)
Movie
Songs / Original Music Composer
The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
Movie
Songs / Original Music Composer
A Damsel in Distress (1937)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Shall We Dance (1937)
Movie
Writer
The Flame Song (1934)
Movie
Songs
Girl Crazy (1932)
Movie
Original Music Composer / Songs
Delicious (1931)
Movie
Additional Music
King of Jazz (1930)
Movie
Composer
Porgy and Bess
Movie
Information
Known For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1898-09-26
Deathday
1937-07-11 (38 years old)
Birth Name
Jacob Gershwine
Birth Place
Brooklyn, United States
Father
Morris Gershwine
Mother
Rose Bruskina
Siblings
Ira Gershwin, Arthur Gershwin, s Gershwin
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
Jacob Gershowitz, Jacob Gershwine, Д. Гершвин
Awards
Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards, Grammy Trustees Award, Congressional Gold Medal, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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