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Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words

By Michael Owen
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By Michael Owen
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The man behind some of the most memorable lyrics in the Great American Songbook steps from behind his brother’s shadow.

The first lyricist to win the Pulitzer Prize, Ira Gershwin (1896–1983) has been hailed as one of the masters of the Great American Songbook, a period which covers songs written largely for Broadway and Hollywood from the 1920s to the 1950s. No...

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