George gershwin biography and life story
George gershwin death.
George gershwin biography and life story
| George Gershwin | |
|---|---|
| Composer | |
| Specialty | Pop, classical |
| Born | Sep. 26, 1898 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 11, 1937 (at age 38) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
Born on September 26, 1898, in Brooklyn, New York, George Gershwin was widely regarded as the most famous and popular American musical composer of the 20th century.
His majestic compositions included celebrated orchestral works such as the 1928 classic An American in Paris and Rhapsody in Blue, and folk operas such as Porgy and Bess, and other great works.
Early Years
Born Jacob Gershwine, the ever-popular composer was the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants in the U.S.
His father was Moishe (Morris) Gershowitz and his mother was Rosa (Rose) Bruskin and they moved from Russia to New York roughly eight years before George’s birth. He was named after his Jewish grandfather, Jakov Gershowitz, who had worked his entire life as a mechanic for the Imperial Russian Army in order t