About

Known credits:
62
Birthday:
1898-09-26
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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George Gershwin

Overview

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".

Known for

Acting
1990 Dance Crazy in Hollywood Actor Self - Composer (archive footage) 59
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1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1950 The Golden Twenties Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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Writing
2018 An American in Paris: The Musical Writing Musical 59
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1999 Crazy For You Writing Musical 59
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Porgy and Bess Writing Novel N/A
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Sound
2025 Badineries Sound Music N/A
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2024 Magic Trap Sound Music N/A
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2023 Summertime Sound Music 58
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2022 Maestro Sound Music Producer N/A
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2022 Nick Crumbs and the Mystery of the Missing Cake Sound Music N/A
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2021 Starstruck: Gene Kelly's Love Letter to Ballet Sound Music 58
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2020 George Gershwin Alone Sound Music N/A
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2020 The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess Sound Original Music Composer 59
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2020 The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess Sound Songs 59
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2018 An American in Paris: The Musical Sound Original Music Composer 59
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2017 Manhattan Magic Sound Music N/A
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2015 London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5 Sound Music N/A
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2009 The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess Sound Songs 59
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2002 Porgy and Bess Sound Music N/A
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2000 Fantasia 2000 Sound Music 66
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1999 Rhapsody in Blue Sound Music N/A
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1993 Porgy and Bess Sound Songs 59
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1993 Porgy and Bess Sound Music 59
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1993 Porgy and Bess Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1978 Contact Sound Music 59
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1976 A Matter of Time Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1974 Putting on the Ritz Sound Music N/A
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1964 Kiss Me, Stupid Sound Songs 61
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1959 Porgy and Bess Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1959 Porgy and Bess Sound Songs 58
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1957 Funny Face Sound Songs 65
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1957 Funny Face Sound Original Music Composer 65
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1951 An American in Paris Sound Songs 64
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1951 An American in Paris Sound Original Music Composer 64
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1949 The Barkleys of Broadway Sound Songs 59
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1947 The Shocking Miss Pilgrim Sound Songs 59
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1947 The Shocking Miss Pilgrim Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1945 Ziegfeld Follies Sound Songs 59
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1945 Rhapsody in Blue Sound Songs 59
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1945 Rhapsody in Blue Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1943 Girl Crazy Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1943 Girl Crazy Sound Songs 58
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1941 Lady Be Good Sound Songs 58
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1941 Lady Be Good Sound Music 58
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1940 Strike Up the Band Sound Songs 58
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1940 Strike Up the Band Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1938 The Goldwyn Follies Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1938 The Goldwyn Follies Sound Songs 58
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1937 A Damsel in Distress Sound Songs 59
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1937 A Damsel in Distress Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1937 Shall We Dance Sound Original Music Composer 61
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1932 Girl Crazy Sound Songs 58
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1931 Delicious Sound Songs 58
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1931 Delicious Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1930 The Song of the Flame Sound Songs N/A
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Crew
2025 Gershwin in New York - La Folle Journée de Nantes 2025 Crew Compositor N/A
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2024 Bernstein & Gershwin Two Americans in Paris Crew Compositor N/A
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2024 Martynas Levickis Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival Crew Compositor N/A
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2022 The Director's Cut Crew Compositor 59
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1930 King of Jazz Crew Additional Music 59
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Kissin performs Gershwin, Berg and Chopin Salzburg Festival 2021 Crew Compositor N/A
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