Yip

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Yip was the nickname of E. Y. "Yip" Harburg, the American lyricist best known for writing the words to songs such as "Over the Rainbow" in The Wizard of Oz.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American lyricist
atheist
human
librettist
lyricist
pacifist
poet
political activist
screenwriter
socialist
songwriter
alsoKnownAs E. Y. Harburg
E. Y. Harburg
surface form: Edgar Y. Harburg
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Song
birthName Isidore Hochberg
collaboratedWith Burton Lane NERFINISHED
Harold Arlen
Jay Gorney
Jerome Kern
Jule Styne
Vernon Duke
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans
surface form: Jewish American
genre musical theatre
popular music
givenName E. Y. Harburg
surface form: Edgar Yipsel Harburg
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement American popular song
Tin Pan Alley era
surface form: Tin Pan Alley
nickname Yip self-link
notableFor writing lyrics for The Wizard of Oz
writing the lyrics to Over the Rainbow
notableWork April in Paris
Bloomer Girl (lyrics)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
Finian's Rainbow
surface form: Finian's Rainbow (lyrics)

Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
How Are Things in Glocca Morra?
If I Only Had a Brain
It’s Only a Paper Moon
surface form: It's Only a Paper Moon

Jamaica Farewell
surface form: Jamaica (lyrics)

Lydia the Tattooed Lady
Old Devil Moon
Over the Rainbow
The Wizard of Oz
surface form: The Wizard of Oz (lyrics)
occupation librettist
lyricist
poet
screenwriter
songwriter
placeOfBirth Lower East Side
surface form: Lower East Side, Manhattan

New York City
placeOfDeath Los Angeles
sexOrGender male

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E. Y. Harburg nickname Yip
Yip nickname Yip self-link