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   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. He wrote the lyrics to the standards "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"

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

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   Jan 20, 2020 · With music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg, it’s become one of the most beloved songs in the history of American popular music. Yet a rainbow was never part of the screenplay for the...

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   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,” including ...

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

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   Apr 18, 2012 · Yip Harburg: A Lyricist For The Ages. April 18, 20123:20 PM ET. From. By. Nick Morrison. Enlarge this image. E.Y. "Yip" Harburg. Courtesy of the Yip Harburg estate. During his 84...

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   Who is Yip Harburg?

   • Finian's Rainbow is probably his most popular stage work, but he's best known for working with composer Harold Arlen on music for The Wizard of Oz, a collaboration which won them an Oscar for "Over the Rainbow." What follows is the work of five singers, each putting his or her own stamp on the lyrics of Yip Harburg.

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   How old was Yip Harburg when he died?

   • As Broadway’s social commentator, and given his ability to “gild the philosophic pill” with witticisms and a lyric style all his own, Yip Harburg is a unique and major lyricist of 20th century American musical theatre. Yip Harburg died on March 5, 1981 at 84 years young.

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   What was Yip Harburg's last song?

   • His last Broadway lyrics were for Darling of the Day (1968, music by Jule Styne). In Hollywood, Yip Harburg wrote lyrics for numerous film musicals during the 1930’s and 1940’s. His most famous work was The Wizard of Oz (1939, with Arlen).

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   Did Yip Harburg bring the Rainbow to the Wizard of Oz?

   • With music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg, it’s become one of the most beloved songs in the history of American popular music. Yet a rainbow was never part of the screenplay for the famous 1939 movie. It was entirely the concoction of Yip. He is the man who brought the rainbow to The Wizard of Oz.

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7. www.songhall.org › awards › winnerE.Y. "Yip" Harburg | Songwriters Hall of Fame

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   1972 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee 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.

8. www.democracynow.org › 2023/12/25 › yip_harburg_tributeA Tribute to Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg: The Man Who ...

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   Dec 25, 2023 · During his career as a lyricist, Yip Harburg used his words to express anti-racist, pro-worker messages. He’s best known for writing the lyrics to The Wizard of Oz, but he also had two hits on...

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    Who Put the Rainbow in the Wizard of Oz? Harriet Alonso. Yip Harburg: Legendary Lyricist and Human Rights Activist. “Words make you think. Music makes you feel. A song makes you feel a thought.” — E. Y. “Yip” Harburg (Lyricist)