Gershwin family

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The Gershwin family is an American Jewish family best known for producing the famed composer George Gershwin and lyricist Ira Gershwin, influential figures in 20th-century music and Broadway.

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instanceOf American Jewish family
family
basedIn New York City
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
ethnicGroup Jews
fieldOfActivity Broadway NERFINISHED
music
musical theatre
hasCulturalHeritage Eastern European Jewish diaspora
hasFamilyName Gershwin NERFINISHED
hasGeneration first-generation American children of immigrants
hasMemberRole composer
lyricist
hasNotableWorkViaMembers An American in Paris NERFINISHED
Embraceable You NERFINISHED
Fascinating Rhythm NERFINISHED
I Got Rhythm NERFINISHED
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off NERFINISHED
Love Is Here to Stay NERFINISHED
Of Thee I Sing NERFINISHED
Porgy and Bess NERFINISHED
Rhapsody in Blue NERFINISHED
Someone to Watch Over Me NERFINISHED
Strike Up the Band NERFINISHED
They Can’t Take That Away from Me NERFINISHED
hasSocialReputation prominent musical family in the United States
influenced American popular music
Broadway musical tradition
jazz-influenced classical music
knownFor contributions to 20th-century American music
contributions to Broadway
producing composer George Gershwin NERFINISHED
producing lyricist Ira Gershwin
languageOfFamily English
notableMember Arthur Gershwin NERFINISHED
Frances Gershwin NERFINISHED
George Gershwin NERFINISHED
Ira Gershwin NERFINISHED
religion Judaism
timePeriodOfProminence 20th century

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Rose Bruskin Gershwine partOf Gershwin family