Ira Gershwin

GPTKB entity

Statements (129)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:songwriter
gptkbp:active_years 1912-1983
gptkbp:active_years_end gptkb:1983
gptkbp:active_years_start 1918
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:The_Gershwins
gptkb:George_Gershwin
gptkb:Porgy_and_Bess
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Broadway
gptkbp:award gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song
gptkb:Tony_Award
gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Original_Score
gptkbp:birth_date December 6, 1896
1896-12-06
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:born December 6, 1896
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park
gptkbp:cause_of_death Natural Causes
gptkbp:children gptkb:None
gptkb:1
gptkb:Michael_Gershwin
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:George_Gershwin
gptkb:Harold_Arlen
gptkbp:cultural_significance American lyrics
gptkbp:death_date 1983-08-17
August 17, 1983
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Beverly_Hills,_California,_USA
gptkbp:died August 17, 1983
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:Beverly_Hills,_California
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Someone_to_Watch_Over_Me
lyrical wit
Lyric Writing
lyric writing style
writing for film and stage
writing lyrics for musicals
gptkbp:famous_song gptkb:They_Can't_Take_That_Away_from_Me
gptkbp:genre gptkb:musical_theatre
Jazz Standards
gptkbp:has_genre Classical music
Popular music
Jazz standards
Show tunes
gptkbp:has_influence_on gptkb:artists
gptkb:performers
gptkb:musicians
Composers
Film composers
Songwriters
Cultural figures
Theatre artists
Lyricists
Contemporary songwriters
gptkbp:has_written Hollywood films
Broadway shows
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ira Gershwin
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:jazz_music
gptkb:musical_theatre
gptkb:American_Musical_Theatre
gptkb:Stephen_Sondheim
American culture
American music
Musical theatre
Pop music
Songwriting
songwriters
Pop Music
Songwriters
Lyricists
lyricists in musical theater
pop music lyricists
gptkbp:influenced_artists Popular Music
pop music
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:George_Gershwin
gptkb:Tin_Pan_Alley
Popular Music
American popular songwriters
gptkbp:inspired lyricists
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:None
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Porgy_and_Bess
Lyrics for Broadway musicals
lyricist for many Broadway shows
gptkbp:legacy American Lyrics
gptkbp:lyricist gptkb:Someone_to_Watch_Over_Me
gptkb:They_Can't_Take_That_Away_from_Me
gptkbp:member gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkb:Gershwin_family
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_awards gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:Tony_Award
gptkbp:notable_collaborations gptkb:George_Gershwin
gptkb:Porgy_and_Bess
gptkbp:notable_influence gptkb:Cole_Porter
gptkbp:notable_song gptkb:Someone_to_Watch_Over_Me
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Someone_to_Watch_Over_Me
gptkb:Porgy_and_Bess
gptkb:Funny_Face
gptkb:Lady_Be_Good
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:The_Man_I_Love
gptkb:Fascinating_Rhythm
Lyrics for Porgy and Bess
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:songwriter
gptkbp:record_label gptkb:Columbia_Records
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lee_Gershwin
gptkb:Leonore_Gershwin
gptkbp:style gptkb:songwriter
lyricism
lyrical and poetic lyrics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ella_Fitzgerald_Sings_the_George_and_Ira_Gershwin_Songbook
gptkb:A_Foggy_Day
gptkb:Porgy
gptkb:The_Man_I_Love
gptkb:The_Man_That_Got_Away
gptkb:George_Gershwin
gptkb:Porgy_and_Bess
gptkb:Gershwin
gptkb:Love_Is_Here_to_Stay
gptkb:Embraceable_You
gptkb:Fascinating_Rhythm
gptkb:I_Got_Rhythm
gptkb:Let's_Call_the_Whole_Thing_Off
gptkb:They_Can't_Take_That_Away_from_Me
gptkb:Ella_Fitzgerald_Sings_the_Gershwin_Songbook
gptkb:The_Gershwin_Songbook
gptkb:The_Library_of_Congress_Gershwin_Prize_for_Popular_Song
gptkb:Of_Thee_I_Sing
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4