Irving Berlin
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| Irving Berlin | |
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| Birth name | Israel Isidore Baline (Beilin) |
| Born | May 11, 1888 probably Mogilev, Russia (now Belarus) |
| Died | September 22, 1989 (aged 101) New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | Broadway musicals, revues, show tunes |
| Occupations | Songwriter, composer, lyricist |
| Years active | 1907 – 1962 |
Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Baline, was a Russian-American songwriter.[1]
Selected works [change]
Berlin's first popular success was "Alexander's Ragtime Band."[1]
In 1938, Kate Smith made "God Bless America" a popular hit.[1]
In 1942, Berlin won the Academy Award for the best original song in the movie "Holiday Inn", The Song was "White Christmas.".[1] Bing Crosby recorded the song. This became "the best-selling record of all time."[2]
Broadway musicals written by Berlin included "Annie Get Your Gun" and "Call me Madam."[1]
References [change]
Other websites [change]
- Irving Berlin at the Internet Broadway Database
- Irving Berlin at the Internet Movie Database
- Irving Berlin Music Company
- PBS page on Irving Berlin, part of their Great Performances series
- If Irving Berlin could not read or write music, how did he compose? (from The Straight Dope)
- Liner notes for The Vintage Irving Berlin, New World Records NW 238
- Irving Berlin collection of non-commercial sound recordings, at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
- The Judy Room "Easter Parade" section
- Daniel K. Elder "Remarkable Sergeants: Ten Vignettes of Noteworthy NCOs," http://ncohistory.com/files/RemarkableSgts.pdf
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