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1. www.biography.com › musicians › george-gershwinGeorge Gershwin - Songs, Brother & Jazz - Biography

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Early Life. Gershwin was born Jacob Gershowitz on September 26, 1898, in Brooklyn, New York. The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Gershwin began his foray into music at age 11 when his family...

2. www.thefamouspeople.com › profiles › george-gershwin-328George Gershwin Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life &...

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   George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 26, 1898 as Jacob Gershowitz. He hailed from a Russian Jewish family. His father, Morris (Moishe) Gershowitz, changed the family name to Gershvin on immigrating to United States from St. Petersburg, Russia in the 1890s.

3. www.encyclopedia.com › george-gershwinGeorge Gershwin | Encyclopedia.com

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   May 14, 2018 · views 3,473,218 updated May 14 2018. George Gershwin. Personal. Born Jacob Gershvin, September 26, 1898, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Moshe (a businessman) and Rose (Bruskin) Gershvin; died of a brain tumor, July 11, 1937, in Beverly Hills, CA.

4. www.nytimes.com › music-notes-probing-the-inner-life-of-gershwin-the-manMusic Notes; Probing the Inner Life Of Gershwin the Man

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   Jan 19, 1993 · She was married at the time they began their relationship, and got divorced. George was attracted to older, married women with children. He was very promiscuous, very virile, and he connected...

5. academic.oup.com › california-scholarship-online › bookGershwin and His Family | George Gershwin: His Life and Work ...

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   Gershon married Mariaska (Mary) Dechinik (b. approximately 1858) about 1878, and the two had nine children, only three of whom survived: Rose, Bernard (Barney, b. 1888), and Katiel (Kate, b. 1890).

6. www.pbs.org › wnet › americanmastersAbout composer George Gershwin | American Masters | PBS

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   Jun 7, 2006 · Premiere: 8/24/1987. George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn in 1898, the second of four children from a close-knit immigrant family. He began his musical career as a song-plugger on Tin Pan...

7. www.economist.com › 2019/10/03 › the-short-brilliant-life-of-george-gershwinThe short, brilliant life of George Gershwin - The Economist

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   Oct 3, 2019 · Still, he offers a glimpse of his subject’s personal life, which included glittering parties and romances with socialites and musicians. He alludes to Gershwin’s aversion to commitment and...