Gershwin, Ira
(1896–1983)> LYRICIST
Ira Gershwin Lyricist Israel Gershvin, New York City, December 6, 1896; Beverly Hills, California, August 19, 1983. In addition to writing for Broadway and Hollywood with brother George, Ira wrote with Jerome Kern, Vincent Youmans, Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Arthur Schwartz, Kurt Weill, Richard Whiting, and Burton Lane. His first great hit was “Oh, Me, Oh, My, Oh, You” from the 1921 Broadway musical Two Little Girls in Blue . It got a fine recording by Paul Whiteman’s orchestra (Victor 18778)…