Jenny Clark. Born September 26 th 1998. Birth name- Jacob Gershowitz His parents were Jews from Odessa. Father-Morris Gershowitz Mother-Rosa.

Jenny Clark

Born September 26th 1998.

Birth name- Jacob Gershowitz

His parents were Jews from Odessa. Father-Morris

Gershowitz Mother-Rosa Bruskin

George was the second of four children. He started showing an interest in music

after his friend’s violin recital at the age of ten.

His parents bought a piano and lessons for his brother Ira, but it was George who played it.

Gershwin tried many different piano teachers for two years, then he was introduced to Charles Hambitzer. Hambitzer acted as Gershwin’s mentor until

his death in 1918.

•Gershwin was influenced by French composers of the early twentieth century.

•Gershwin was also influenced by Alban Berg, Darius Milhaud, and Arnold Schoenberg.

•He also asked Schoenberg for composing lessons.

RHAPSODY IN BLUE…THE MOVIE. The story of George

Gershwin. Made in 1945 Cast:

Robert Alda Joan Leslie Alexis Smith Charles Coburn Julie Bishop Albert Bassermann Morris Carnovsky George White Hazel Scott (and others)

“Strike Up The Band”, “Let ‘Em Eat Cake”, and “Of Thee I Sing” were innovative works dealing with the social issues of the time.

“Of Thee I Sing” was a major hit and the first comedy to win a Pulitzer Prize.

In 1935, he presented a folk opera “Porgy and Bess” in Boston with only moderate success. It included memorable songs

such as “Summer Time” and “I Loves You ,Porgy”, and “It Ain’t Necessarily So”.

The Gershwin Theatre on Broadway is named after George and Ira.

The George and Ira Gershwin Lifetime Musical Achievement award was established by UCLA to honor the brothers for their contribution to music.

The Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to George and Ira Gershwin in 1985.

George Gershwin was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall Of Fame in 2006.

The 1932 Pulitzer Prize for Musical Comedy "Of Thee I Sing".

In Brooklyn, George Gershwin Junior High School 166 is named after him.

All his property passed to his mother.

He is buried in the Westchester Hills Cemetery in Hastings –on- Hudson, New York.

The Gershwin estate continues to collect significant royalties from licensing the copyrights on Gershwin's work.

After Gershwin died, Kay Swift arranged some of his music, transcribed some of his recordings, and collaborated with his brother Ira on several projects. (George had a ten year affair with Swift.)

John O’Hara remarked: "George Gershwin died on July 11, 1937, but I don't have to believe it if I don't want to.“

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038026/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gershwin

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/george-gershwin/about-the-composer/65/

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