Ira Gershwin

American lyricist (born December 6, 1896 in New York City, New York (USA), died August 17, 1983 in Beverly Hills, California (USA).

Lyrics with Ira only
I Can't Get Started (composed by Vernon Duke)
My Ship (Kurt Weill)
The Man That Got Away (Harold Arlen)
Long Ago (And Far Away) (Jerome Kern)


The older brother of [a=George Gershwin] and a close friend of [a=E.Y. Harburg]. The two worked together writing lyrics. Ira started his career in 1918 under the pen name of [a=Arthur Francis]. It was not until 1924 that Ira and George began a collaboration that would prove one of the most successful and prolific in history.

Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971.