Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

September 26, 1898

Died

July 11, 1937 (38 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Jacob Gershowitz
Jacob Gershwine
Д. Гершвин

IMDb Profile

George Gershwin

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".