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Ira Gershwin


 

Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershowitz) (December 6 1896August 17 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century.

Further reading

  • Ira Gerswhin - Lyrics on Several Occasions: a selection of stage and screen lyrics written for sundry situations and now arranged in arbitrary categories, to which have been added many informative annotations and disquistions on their why and wherefore, their whom-for, their how, and matters associative (1959)