Ira Gershwin : A Life in Words

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26 Nov, 2024

By Michael Owen (author)

The Pulitzer Prize-winning American lyricist Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) has been hailed as one of the masters of the Great American Songbook--songs written l...

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ISBN-10:

1324091819

ISBN-13:

9781324091813

Publisher

Liveright Publishing Corporation

Dimensions

9.10x6.10x1.40 inches

Language

English

Description

The Pulitzer Prize-winning American lyricist Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) has been hailed as one of the masters of the Great American Songbook--songs written largely for Broadway and Hollywood from the 1920s to the 1950s. Now, in the first full-length biography devoted to his life, Ira Gershwin steps out at last from the long shadow cast by his younger and more famous brother George.

It's a life with a sharp dividing line; we witness Ira's transformation by George's death at thirty-eight. From carefree dreamer and successful lyricist, he becomes guardian of his brother's legacy and manager of complex family dynamics, even while continuing to practice his craft with composers like Harold Arlen and Jerome Kern.

Drawing on extensive archival sources and often using Ira's own words, Michael Owen offers a rich portrait of the modest man who penned the words to many of America's best-loved songs.

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ISBN-10

:1324091819

ISBN-13

:9781324091813

Publisher

:Liveright Publishing Corporation

Publication date

: 26 Nov, 2024

Editorial Reviews

Lyricist Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) gets the due long afforded to his brother George in this meticulous account....Readers will be most captivated by the glimpses of a sensitive, complex artist that peek through the cracks....A fitting tribute to a vital influence on 20th-century American music.-- "Publishers Weekly" (8/8/2024 12:00:00 AM)

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Ira Gershwin : A Life in Words

By Michael Owen (author)

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