Ira Gershwin

✶December 6, 1896

†August 17, 1983

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About their life

Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable English-language songs of the 20th century. With George, he wrote more than a dozen Broadway shows, featuring songs such as "I Got Rhythm", "Embraceable You", "The Man I Love", and "Someone to Watch Over Me". He was also responsible, along with DuBose Heyward, for the libretto to George's opera Porgy and Bess.

American lyricist (1896–1983)

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Biography from the article Ira Gershwin on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.