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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Yip_HarburgYip Harburg - Wikipedia

    March 5, 1981. (1981-03-05) (aged 84) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation (s) Lyricist. librettist. Edgar Yipsel Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg; April 8, 1896 – March 5, 1981) was an American popular song lyricist and librettist who worked with many well-known composers.

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › EY-HarburgE.Y. Harburg | Broadway Lyricist, Songwriter & Poet | Britannica

    Mar 1, 2024 · E.Y. Harburg U.S. lyricist, producer, and director. “Yip” Harburg attended the City College of New York with his friend Ira Gershwin. When his electrical-appliance business went bankrupt in 1929, he devoted himself to songwriting for Broadway, composing songs such as the Depression anthem “Brother,

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  4. www.songhall.org › profile › EY_HarburgE.Y. Harburg | Songwriters Hall of Fame

    With collaborator Jay Gorney wrote lyrics for film hits in 1930s and 40s. E.Y. "Yip" Harburg was born Isidore Hochberg to Jewish immigrant parents on the lower east side of New York City on April 8, 1898. He was nicknamed "Yipsel" (Yiddish for squirrel) for his constant clowning and unbounded energy. Faithful Orthodox Jews, his parents immersed ...

  5. americansongwriter.com › somehwere-over-theYip Harburg: The Man Who Brought the Rainbow to The Wizard of Oz

    Jan 20, 2020 · He is the man who brought the rainbow to The Wizard of Oz. ... the lyricist E.Y. “Yip” Harburg gave his collaborator, the composer Harold Arlen, a dummy title, a fragment of lyric to use to ...

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  7. yipharburg.com › about-yip-2 › biographyBiography | yipharburg.com

    Biography. E. Y. (Yip) Harburg (1896-1981), in a career spanning over fifty years, was known as “Broadway’s social conscience.”. A master lyricist, poet and book writer, Yip was always dedicated to social justice. He wrote the words to over 600 songs, most notably all the lyrics in the 1939 motion picture classic “ The Wizard of Oz ...

  8. www.npr.org › yip-harburg-a-lyricist-for-the-agesYip Harburg: A Lyricist For The Ages : A Blog Supreme : NPR

    Apr 18, 2012 · From 'Over the Rainbow: The Songs of E.Y. Yip Harburg' By Susannah McCorkle. We're back to Finian's Rainbow for Susannah McCorkle's small-group arrangement of "The Begat." Throughout his life ...

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  10. www.pbs.org › wnet › broadwayE.Y. "Yip" Harburg | The Stars | Broadway: The American ...

    E.Y. “Yip” Harburg A lyricist and author best known for his Academy Award-winning song “Over the Rainbow,” Yip Harburg began songwriting after his electric appliance business failed at the ...

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