First Name
George
Last Name
Gershwin
Full Name
Jacob Bruskin Gershowitz
Other Names
George Gershwin
Jacob Gershovitz
Jacob Gershowitz
Jacob Bruskin Gershowitz
Age
38 (age at death)
Date of Birth
26 September 1898
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York.City, New York USA
Date of Death
11 July 1937
Location of Death
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Cause of Death
Brain Tumor
Build
Average
Height
5' 10½" (179 cm)
Hair Color
Brown - Dark
Star Sign
Libra
Religion
Jewish
Ethnicity
White
Nationality
American
Occupation
Composer, singer
Claim to Fame
Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), as well as the opera Porgy and Bess (1935)
Music Genre
Stage & Screen, Piano, Classical Music Entry
Music Style
Stage & Screen, Vocal, Show Tunes, Popular Music Entry, Cast Recordings, Standards, Traditional Pop, Tin Pan Alley Pop, Modern Composition, Classical, Avant-Garde
Music Mood
Elegant, Sophisticated, Refined/Mannered, Whimsical, Literate, Theatrical, Playful, Stylish, Amiable/Good-Natured, Dramatic
Instrument
Piano, Composer
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George looks so much like my orthopedist I had to share these photos with him. i will show them to him at our next visit. George was pure Genius. His music lives on today and I have his Rhapsody in Blue on my ipod which i listen to on the treadmill
