
Cast
Sound
Cast
Known for
Sound
Born
1898-09-26
From
New York City, New York, USA
Died
1937-07-11
Also known as Jacob Gershowitz, Jacob Gershwine, Д. Гершвин
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".