Ira Gershwin

About The Author

Ira Gershwin (1896–1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his young brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the twentieth century, Broadways shows, and the opera Porgy and Bess.

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Books by Ira Gershwin

Summertime

By Dubose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin

Illustrated by Mike Wimmer

This classically illustrated picture book shows a sun-drenched slice of life for a family in the Southern countryside, inspired by the folk opera Porgy and Bess.

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