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Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words

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The Pulitzer Prizeâ€“winning American lyricist Ira Gershwin (1896â€“1983) has been hailed as one of the masters of the Great American Songbookâ€”songs written largely for Broadway and Hollywood from the 1920s to the 1950s. Now, in the first full-length biography devoted to his life, Ira Gershwin steps out at last from the long shadow cast by his younger and more famous brother George. Itâ€™s a life with a sharp dividing line; we witness Iraâ€™s transformation by Georgeâ€™s death at thirty-eight. From carefree dreamer and successful lyricist, he becomes guardian of his brotherâ€™s legacy and manager of complex family dynamics, even while continuing to practise his craft with composers like Harold Arlen and Jerome Kern. Drawing on extensive archival sources and often using Iraâ€™s own words, Michael Owen offers a rich portrait of the modest man who penned the words to many of Americaâ€™s best-loved songs.

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