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Encyclopedia > George and Ira Gershwin

George and Ira Gershwin were brothers George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin who became famous as songwriters.


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George Gershwin - Simple English Wikipedia (1265 words)
Gershwin was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1898.
Gershwin had his first big hit in 1919, when he was twenty-one years old.
One of many examples of the Gershwin's combined work is the song "They Can't Take That Away From Me." The Gershwins wrote the song for dancer and actor Fred Astaire for the film "Shall We Dance." That was George and Ira Gershwin's first movie musical.
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