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George Gershwin
Deceased

How Did George Gershwin Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 38
Also known asJacob Gershowitz, Jacob Gershwine, Д. ГершвинGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn26/09/1898Born inNew York City, New York, USADied11/07/1937Died inHollywoodCausebrain cancerWikidataQ123829Buried atWestchester Hills CemeteryTMDb#20153

George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned jazz, popular and classical music. Among his best-known works are the songs "Swanee" (1919) and "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924), the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), the jazz standards "Embraceable You" (1928) and "I Got Rhythm" (1930) and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit "Summertime".

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Filmography3 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1990Dance Crazy in HollywoodMovieSelf - Composer (archive footage)92
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?MovieSelf (archive footage)77
1950The Golden TwentiesMovieSelf (archive footage)52