Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

September 26, 1898(38)

Day of Death

July 11, 1937

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Jacob GershowitzJacob GershwineД. Гершвин

IMDb

George Gershwin

Sound

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".