Gershwin, George, 1898-1937

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George Gershwin was a composer and pianist; his best-known works are Rhapsody in Blue (1924), An American in Paris (1928), "I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit "Summertime". Gershwin moved to Hollywood and composed numerous film scores. He died in 1937 of a malignant brain tumor.

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creatorOf	1907-1983. Papers. Series I. Correspondence	Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn	Aaron Copland Collection, 1841-1991, (bulk 1911-1990)	Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn	Abarbanell, Lina, 1879-1963. Lina Abarbanell papers, 1886-1963.	New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn	Abe Burrows collection of sound recordings [sound recording]	The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
referencedIn	African Field Service Radio Broadcasts, 1973 - 1973	National Archives at College Park
referencedIn	African-American related sheet music and sheet music written by African-Americans, 1851-1974	Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf	Agor, Yaʻaḳov. 880-01 Porgy and Bess, a musical, in Israel.	HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf	Aitken, Webster. [Theater and concert programs from the Papers of Jeanne S. Mintz].	Library of Congress
referencedIn	Alda, Alan, 1936-. Typewritten letter signed, dated [n.p.], 6 April 1992, to Joan Peyser, 1992, April 6.	Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn	Alexander Smallens papers, ca. 1900-1970	The New York Public Library. Music Division.

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associatedWith	Abarbanell, Lina, 1879-1963.
associatedWith	Abarbanell, Lina, 1880-1963
associatedWith	Adler, Larry
associatedWith	Alda, Alan, 1936-
associatedWith	Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
associatedWith	Alfred Bryan, 1871-1958
associatedWith	American Museum of Vaudeville
associatedWith	American Repertory Theatre (Cambridge, Mass.).
associatedWith	Angel Records.
associatedWith	Antheil, George, 1900-1959.