George Gershwin Broadway and Theatre Credits

September 26, 1898

July 11, 1937 (38)

Brooklyn, NY

George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn on September 26, 1898, and began his musical training when he was 13. At 16 he quit high school to work as a "song plugger" for a music publisher, and soon he was writing songs himself. "Swanee," as introduced by Al Jolson, brought George his first real fame and ... (read complete bio)