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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, USADied11/07/1937 (aged 38)Died inHollywoodCausebrain cancerWikidataQ123829 ↗Buried 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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Filmography4 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2018Gershwin: The American ClassicMovie—120
1990Dance Crazy in HollywoodMovieSelf - Composer (archive footage)92
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?MovieSelf (archive footage)77
1950The Golden TwentiesMovieSelf (archive footage)52