Irving Berlin

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American composer American songwriter composer human lyricist songwriter

Irving Berlin was a prolific American composer and lyricist, widely regarded as one of the greatest songwriters in history, known for classics such as "White Christmas" and "God Bless America."

Aliases (1)

Irving Berlin (family members) ×1

Statements (78)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American composer → American songwriter → composer → human → lyricist → songwriter →
activeYearsEnd	1960s →
activeYearsStart	1907 →
alsoKnownAs	Israel Baline → Izzy Baline →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Original Song →
birthName	Israel Beilin →
burialPlace	Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx →
citizenship	United States of America →
countryOfBirth	Russia →
countryOfDeath	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1888-05-11 →
dateOfDeath	1989-09-22 →
ethnicity	Jewish →
founded	Irving Berlin Music Corporation →
genre	Broadway music → Tin Pan Alley → patriotic song → popular music →
hailedAs	one of the greatest songwriters in American history →
honor	Congressional Gold Medal → Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee → Special Tony Award →
immigratedTo	United States of America →
immigrationPeriod	1890s →
influenced	American popular music → Broadway musical theatre →
languageOfLyrics	English →
marriageEnd	1912 →
marriageStart	1912 → 1926 →
movement	Tin Pan Alley →
nationality	American →
notableAwardWork	White Christmas →
notableFor	patriotic songs during World War I and World War II → writing both music and lyrics for his songs →
notableWork	Alexander's Ragtime Band → Always → Blue Skies → Cheek to Cheek → Easter Parade → God Bless America → Puttin' on the Ritz → There's No Business Like Show Business → What'll I Do → White Christmas →
numberOfChildren	3 →
occupation	composer → lyricist → songwriter →
placeOfBirth	Russian Empire → Tyumen →
placeOfDeath	New York → New York City →
religion	Judaism →
residence	New York City →
spouse	Dorothy Goetz → Ellin Mackay →
workedIn	Broadway → Hollywood →
wroteSong	A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody → Alexander's Ragtime Band → Always → Blue Skies → Cheek to Cheek → Easter Parade → God Bless America → How Deep Is the Ocean? → Puttin' on the Ritz → There's No Business Like Show Business → This Is the Army, Mr. Jones → What'll I Do → White Christmas →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Blue Skies → Carefree → Easter Parade → Follow the Fleet → Holiday Inn → Top Hat →	musicBy
Blue Skies → Easter Parade → Follow the Fleet → Top Hat →	composer
Kensico Cemetery ("Irving Berlin (family members)") → Westchester Hills Cemetery →	hasNotableBurial
Blue Skies → The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle →	screenwriter
Annie Get Your Gun (orchestration) →	associatedWithPerson
Robert Russell Bennett →	collaboratedWith
Annie Get Your Gun (orchestration) →	composerOfSourceMaterial
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City →	hasBurial
Annie Get Your Gun (orchestration) →	includesMusicBy
Blue Skies →	notableWorkOf
Holiday Inn →	storyBy
Fred Astaire →	workedWith