George Gershwin
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 George Gershwin facts

• wɪn/; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist
• Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known
• Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928) as well as the opera Porgy and Bess (1935)
• Gershwin studied piano under Charles Hambitzer and composition with Rubin Goldmark, Henry Cowell and Joseph Brody
• He began his career as a song plugger, but soon started composing Broadway theatre works with his brother Ira Gershwin, and Buddy DeSylva
• He moved to Paris intending to study with Nadia Boulanger, who refused him, where he began to compose An American in Paris
• After returning to New York City, he wrote Porgy and Bess with Ira and the author DuBose Heyward
• Initially a commercial failure, Porgy and Bess is now considered one of the most important American operas of the twentieth century
• Gershwin moved to Hollywood and composed numerous film scores until his death in 1937 from a malignant brain tumor-- glioblastoma multiforme
• Gershwin's compositions have been adapted for use in many films and for television, and several became jazz standards recorded in many variations