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Geboren am 26.9.1898 als Jacob Gers-
howitz in Brooklin, New York;
Mit 14 Jahren Studium der klassischen
Musik
1914 Lebensunterhalt bei Remick's in
der Tin Pan Alley als "Song Plugger"
1917 Aufgabe dieser Tätigkeit, Anferti-
gung von Piano-Rollen für mechanische Klaviere, Einspiel fremder und eigener
Musikstücke
1919 erster Hit ( Lied "Swanee")
1919 erstes Musical "La, La, Lucille"
1920-1924 Komposition der Musik für
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"George White's Scandals", weitere
Musical-Projekte
1922 "Blue Monday" - eine afro-ameri-
kanische Oper" (musikalischer Vorläu-
fer der Oper "Porgy und Bess")
1924 Uraufführung der "Rhapsody in
Blue" mit George Gershwin am Klavier;
sehr geteiltes Echo über die folgenden
ernsthaften Kompositionen
1925/26 Durchbruch mit "Concerto in F"
und "Three Preludes für Klavier";
1935 Höhepunkt mit "Porgy und Bess"
1937 Tod in Beverly Hills, Californiener
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ORCHESTER- und
BÜHNENWERKE
1916 The Passing Show
1917 Rialto Ripples
1918 Hitchy Koo
1919 Capitol Revue
1919 Good Morning, Judge
1919 La, La, Lucille
1919 Lullaby
1919 Morris Gest Midnight Whirl
1919 The Lady in Red
1920 Broadway Brevities
1920 Ed Wynn's Carnival
1920 George White's Scandals
1920 Piccadilly to Broadway
1920 Sinbad
1921 A Dangerous Maid
1921 George White's Scandals
1921 Selwyn's Snapshots
1921 The Perfect Fool
1922 Blue Monday (einaktige Oper)
1922 For Goodness Sake
1922 George White's Scandals
1922 Our Nell
1922 Spice
1922 The French Doll
1923 George White's Scandals
1923 Nifties
1923 The Dancing Girl
1923 The Rainbow
1923 The Sunshine Trail
1924 Lady, Be Good!
1924 Primrose
1924 Rhapsody in Blue
1924 Sweet Little Devil
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1924 George White's Scandals
1925 Concerto in F
1925 Song of the Flame
1925 Short Story
1925 Tell Me More
1925 Tip-Toes
1926 Americana
1926 Oh, Kay!
1926 Preludes for Piano
1927 Funny Face
1927 Strike Up the Band 1
1928 An American in Paris
1928 Rosalie
1928 Treasure Girl
1929 East is West (unproduced)
1929 Impromptu in Two Keys
1929 Show Girl
1929 Three-Quarter Blues
1930 9:15 Review
1930 Girl Crazy
1930 Strike Up the Band 2
1931 Of Thee I Sing
1932 Cuban Overture
1932 George Gershwin's Song-Book
1932 Second Rhapsody
1933 Let 'Em Eat Cake
1933 Pardon My English
1934 Variations on I Got Rhythm
1935 I Got Plenty O' Nuttin: The Opera
1935 Porgy and Bess
1936 Suite from Porgy and Bess
1936 The Show is On
1937 The Goldwyn Follies
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SONGS
1913 Since I Found You
1916 When You Want 'Em, You Can't
1923 Get 'Em
1917 Beautiful Bird
1917 You Are Not the Girl
1918 The Real American Folk Song
1918 Kitchenette
1918 If You Only Knew
1918 There's Magic in the Air
1918 When There's a Chance to Dance
1920 For No Reason at All
1920 Mischa, Jascha, Toscha, Sascha
1920 Waiting for the Sun to Come Out
1920 Back Home
1920 I Want to Be Wanted by You
1921 Phoebe
1921 Blue Eyes
1922 Molly on the Shore
1922 A New Step Ev'ry Day
1923 I Won't Say I Will but I Won't Say
1923 I Won't
FILMMUSIK
1931 Delicious
1932 Girl Crazy
1937 A Damsel in Distress
1937 Shall We Dance
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