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Irving Berlin
Deceased

How Did Irving Berlin Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 101
Also known asIsrael Isidor BalineGenderMaleNationalityRussian EmpireBorn11/05/1888Born inMogilev, Belarus, Russian EmpireDied29/09/1989 (aged 101)Died inNew York CityCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ128746 ↗Buried atWoodlawn CemeteryTMDb#30176 ↗

Irving Berlin was a Russian-born American songwriter. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Berlin received numerous honors including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. He also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Gerald R. Ford in 1977. The broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite stated he "helped write the story of this country, capturing the best of who we are and the dreams that shape our lives".

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Filmography8 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1992Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'MovieSelf - Songwriter (archive footage)104
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?MovieSelf (archive footage)87
1967OmnibusSeriesSelf79
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf (archive footage)74
1950The Golden TwentiesMovieSelf (archive footage)62
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf60
1943Show-Business at WarMovieSelf55
1943This Is the ArmyMovieIrving Berlin (uncredited)55