George Gershwin

male

Born on September 26, 1898 (127 years old)

Passed Away on July 11, 1937

From New York City, New York, USA

Known for Sound

Biography

George Gershwin (born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), the songs "Swanee" (1919) and "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924), the jazz standards "Embraceable You" (1928) and "I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit "Summertime".

Cast Credits

2018
- Gershwin: The American Classic
  2018
1990
- Dance Crazy in Hollywood
  as
  Self - Composer (archive footage)
  1990
1975
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
  as
  Self (archive footage)
  1975
1950
- The Golden Twenties
  as
  Self (archive footage)
  1950

Crew Credits

2025
- Badineries
  as
  Music
  2025
- Gershwin in New York - La Folle Journée de Nantes 2025
  as
  Compositor
  2025
- Fazil Say @ Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival
  as
  Original Music Composer
  2025
- The New York Philharmonic Orchestra in Pyongyang Great moments in music
  as
  Original Music Composer
  2025
- New Year's Eve Concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 2025
  as
  Original Music Composer
  2025
2024
- no image
  Magic Trap
  as
  Music
  2024
- Bernstein & Gershwin Two Americans in Paris
  as
  Compositor
  2024
- Martynas Levickis Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival
  as
  Compositor
  2024
- The Chicken Hunter
  as
  Music
  2024
- Gershwin's “Rhapsody in Blue” with Yuja Wang With the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
  as
  Original Music Composer
  2024
2023
- Summertime
  as
  Music
  2023
- New Year Concert with the Orchestre National de France Conducted by Stéphane Denève
  as
  Original Music Composer
  2023
2022
- Nick Crumbs and the Mystery of the Missing Cake
  as
  Music
  2022
- The Director's Cut
  as
  Compositor
  2022
- Maestro
  as
  Music Producer
  2022
- Kissin performs Gershwin, Berg and Chopin Salzburg Festival 2021
  as
  Compositor
  2022
2021
- Starstruck: Gene Kelly's Love Letter to Ballet
  as
  Music
  2021
2020
- The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess
  as
  Songs
  2020
- The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess
  as
  Original Music Composer
  2020
- George Gershwin Alone
  as
  Music
  2020
2018
- An American in Paris: The Musical
  as
  Musical
  2018
- An American in Paris: The Musical
  as
  Original Music Composer
  2018
2017
- no image
  Manhattan Magic
  as
  Music
  2017
- no image
  Hudební perličky Pavla Šporcla
  as
  Original Music Composer
  2017
2015
- no image
  London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
  as
  Music
  2015
2009
- The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
  as
  Songs
  2009
2002
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  Porgy and Bess
  as
  Music
  2002
2000
- Fantasia 2000
  as
  Music
  2000
1999
- Crazy For You
  as
  Musical
  1999
1993
- Porgy and Bess
  as
  Music
  1993
- Porgy and Bess
  as
  Songs
  1993
- Porgy and Bess
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1993
1978
- Contact
  as
  Music
  1978
1974
- Putting on the Ritz
  as
  Music
  1974
1968
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  The Jazz Age
  as
  Music
  1968
1964
- Kiss Me, Stupid
  as
  Songs
  1964
1959
- Porgy and Bess
  as
  Songs
  1959
- Porgy and Bess
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1959
1957
- Funny Face
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1957
- Funny Face
  as
  Songs
  1957
1956
- Paris in the Springtime
  as
  Songs
  1956
1951
- An American in Paris
  as
  Songs
  1951
- An American in Paris
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1951
1949
- The Barkleys of Broadway
  as
  Music
  1949
1947
- The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
  as
  Songs
  1947
- The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1947
1945
- Rhapsody in Blue
  as
  Songs
  1945
- Ziegfeld Follies
  as
  Songs
  1945
- Rhapsody in Blue
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1945
1943
- Girl Crazy
  as
  Songs
  1943
- Girl Crazy
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1943
1941
- Lady Be Good
  as
  Music
  1941
- Lady Be Good
  as
  Songs
  1941
1940
- Strike Up the Band
  as
  Songs
  1940
- Strike Up the Band
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1940
1938
- The Goldwyn Follies
  as
  Songs
  1938
- The Goldwyn Follies
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1938
1937
- A Damsel in Distress
  as
  Songs
  1937
- Shall We Dance
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1937
- A Damsel in Distress
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1937
1932
- Girl Crazy
  as
  Songs
  1932
1931
- Delicious
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1931
- Delicious
  as
  Songs
  1931
1930
- King of Jazz
  as
  Additional Music
  1930
- The Song of the Flame
  as
  Songs
  1930

George Gershwin

Biography

Cast Credits

Gershwin: The American Classic

Dance Crazy in Hollywood

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

The Golden Twenties

Crew Credits

Badineries

Gershwin in New York - La Folle Journée de Nantes 2025

Fazil Say @ Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra in Pyongyang Great moments in music

New Year's Eve Concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 2025

Magic Trap

Bernstein & Gershwin Two Americans in Paris

Martynas Levickis Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival

The Chicken Hunter

Gershwin's “Rhapsody in Blue” with Yuja Wang With the Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Summertime

New Year Concert with the Orchestre National de France Conducted by Stéphane Denève

Nick Crumbs and the Mystery of the Missing Cake

The Director's Cut

Maestro

Kissin performs Gershwin, Berg and Chopin Salzburg Festival 2021

Starstruck: Gene Kelly's Love Letter to Ballet

The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess

The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess

George Gershwin Alone

An American in Paris: The Musical

An American in Paris: The Musical

Manhattan Magic

Hudební perličky Pavla Šporcla

London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

Fantasia 2000

Crazy For You

Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

Contact

Putting on the Ritz

The Jazz Age

Kiss Me, Stupid

Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

Funny Face

Funny Face

Paris in the Springtime

An American in Paris

An American in Paris

The Barkleys of Broadway

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

Rhapsody in Blue

Ziegfeld Follies

Rhapsody in Blue

Girl Crazy

Girl Crazy

Lady Be Good

Lady Be Good

Strike Up the Band

Strike Up the Band

The Goldwyn Follies

The Goldwyn Follies

A Damsel in Distress

Shall We Dance

A Damsel in Distress

Girl Crazy

Delicious

Delicious

King of Jazz

The Song of the Flame