George Gershwin
American composer and pianist (1898–1937)
George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned jazz, popular and classical music. Among his best-known works are the songs "Swanee" (1919) and "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924), the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928) and his Piano Concerto (1925), the jazz standards "Embraceable You" (1928) and "I Got Rhythm" (1930) and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit "Summertime". His Of Thee I Sing (1931) was the first musical to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, although as composer, he did not participate in reception of the award.
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Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 8 films (1928–1950) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 27 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | The Life and death of 9413: a Hollywood extra | Reel Images | 11 | 16mm | B&W | silent |
| 1931 | Delicious | Fox Film Corporation | 106 min | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1931 | DELICIOUS. | Fox Film Corp | 106 min | B&W | ||
| 1937 | Shall We Dance | Mark Sandrich | 1:09 | B&W | ||
| 1938 | THE GOLDWYN FOLLIES. | Samuel Goldwyn | 13 reels | 16mm | Color & B&W | sound |
| 1943 | Girl Crazy. | Norman Taurog, Busby Berkeley | 10 reels | B&W | sound | |
| 1945 | RHAPSODY IN BLUE. | warner bros. | 4500 | 16mm | B&W | |
| 1950 | Americans in Paris [1950] ▶ | 12:33 | 16mm | B&W | silent |