Ira Gershwin
1896 - 1983
General Information
Bio
(1896-1983) Lyricist. Ira Gershwin was born in Manhattan, New York in 1896.
Full Name
Ira Gershwin
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
Unknown
INTERMENT
Ira Gershwin is interred in the Westchester Hills Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
1896
BIRTH
Ira Gershwin was born in Manhattan, New York in 1896.
1918
OTHER
Gershwin attended City College of New York in Manhattan, New York.
1924
LITWORK
Lady Be Good
Ira Gershwin collaborated on this musical comedy with his brother, composer George Gershwin.
Ira Gershwin collaborated on this musical comedy with his brother, composer George Gershwin.
1926
RESIDENCE
Ira Gershwin and his family lived at 316 West 103rd Street in Manhattan, New York.
1927
RESIDENCE
Ira and his brother, George, spent the spring and summer months of 1927 at the Chumleigh Farm, in Ossining, New York.
1928
RESIDENCE
Ira Gershwin moved to Riverside Drive and 75th Street, Manhattan, New York in 1928.
1931
LITWORK
Of Thee I Sing
Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
1938
LITWORK
They Can't Take That Away From Me
1938 Oscar nomination for Best Song.
1938 Oscar nomination for Best Song.
1945
LITWORK
Long Ago and Far Away
1945 Oscar nomination for Best Song.
1945 Oscar nomination for Best Song.
1955
LITWORK
The Man That Got Away
1955 Oscar nomination for Best Song.
1955 Oscar nomination for Best Song.
1983
DEATH
Ira Gershwin died in Beverly Hills, California in 1983.
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