Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Born
September 26, 1898
Died
July 11, 1937 (age 38)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Jacob Gershowitz
Jacob Gershwine
Д. Гершвин
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".
