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| George Gershwin
(1898 - 1937)
| Timeline |
| 1898 |
Born 26 September, as Jacob Gershvin, in New York City; son of Russian-Jewish immigrants |
| 1910 |
Learns to play the piano |
| 1912 |
Studies music with composers Henry Cowell and Wallingford Riegger |
| 1914 |
Becomes "song-plugger" and pianist in Tin Pan Alley |
| 1919 |
Writes first show, La La Lucille; song "Swanee" is made a hit by Al Jolson |
| 1924 |
Bandleader Paul Whiteman commissions Rhapsody in Blue, which is a sensational success |
| 1927 |
Takes up painting |
| 1928 |
Meets Stravinsky, Ravel and Prokofiev in Paris |
| 1932 |
Of Thee I Sing becomes the first stage musical to win a Pulitzer Prize |
| 1935 |
First performance of opera Porgy and Bess |
| 1937 |
Dies 11 July during an operation to remove a brain tumour |
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