Name :
George Gershwin
Date of Birth :
September 26, 1898 (died : July 11, 1937)
Hometown : born
in Brooklyn, New York, America
Hobby :
writing songs (composing) since he’s 15 years old
Dreams :
to be a successful popular composer and to follow in the footsteps of the great
masters
Career :
1913 – worked as a song plugger
1919 – wrote his first successful popular
song “Swanee”
Composed
the “Lullaby” song
1920 – created an experimental one-act jazz
1924 – write songs for a musical comedy show
1929 – contracted by Fox Film Corporation
1935 – completed the black “folk opera”
Awards :
Best Original Song Oscars (1937)
George Gershwin is a music composer born in
September 26, 1898 in Brooklyn, New York. Since he was 15, he already likes
making and composing songs. He has dreamed to be composer since he’s a child,
he dreamed to be a successful popular composer like other great masters. In the
age of 15, he worked as a song plugger and this is where his dream starts. Then
he starts writing some songs, until in 1919 a song that he wrote called
“Swanee” become a successful popular song. He also wrote and composed the
“Lullaby” song. In 1920, he worked together with his friend making an
experimental one-act jazz and it was showed in theatre. Since that, he’s a
famous on Broadway. In 1924, he likes to write and composed comedy songs such
as “Funny Face”. That comedy songs then used in musical comedy shows. With his
composing talent, he’s contracted by Fox Film Corporation to write and composing
songs for them. He worked there for 7 years. In 1935, he finally completed his
biggest project that is called the black “folk
opera”. He reached his dreams in young age, isn’t that incredible ? The
songs that he composed have been rewarded to be the best original songs by the
Oscars in early 1937. But sadly few months later, Gershwin got sick and finally
died in July 11, 1937.
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