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George Gershwin

George Gershwin. By Melissa Derrickson. Early Life Of George Gershwin. George was born on Sept. 26 1898. He was Jewish. Had an older brother named Ira and two younger siblings. How He Became Famous.

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George Gershwin

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  1. George Gershwin By Melissa Derrickson

  2. Early Life Of George Gershwin • George was born on Sept. 26 1898. • He was Jewish. • Had an older brother named Ira and two younger siblings.

  3. How He Became Famous • His parents got his older brother, Ira, a piano but to their surprise, George played it. • Quit school at 15 to become a “song plugger” for $15 a week. • His first piece was “When You Want ‘Em You Can`t Get ‘Em, When You`ve got ‘Em You Don`t Want ‘Em” but he only made a sum of $5.

  4. George Gershwin`s Orchestral Work • Rhapsody in Blue (1924) • Piano Concerto in F (1925) • An American in Paris (1928) • Second Rhapsody (1931) • Cuban Overture (1932) • Variations on “I Got Rhythm” (1934) • Catfish Row (1936)

  5. Interesting Facts of George Gershwin • His real name is Jacob, but he changed it to George. • He was born to two Russian immigrant parents. • His hobbies were painting and composing music. • Quit school at 15 to work as a “song plugger.” • He had a ten-year affair with Kay Swift. • He called Porgy and Bess (1935)a “folk opera.”

  6. Death of George Gershwin • Early 1937 he complained of blinding headaches and recurring impression that he was smelling burnt rubber. • Getting hit in the head with a golf-ball when he was younger caused a maligant brain tumor called globlastomamulitiforme. • A few weeks after he had surgery he collapsed on July 11th 1937 at the age of 38. • He was buried in the Westchester Hills Cemetery in Hasting-on-Hudson New York.

  7. THE END I got all my information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gershwin I got my pictures from www.google.com (images)

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