Ira Gershwin Broadway and Theatre Credits

December 06, 1896

August 17, 1983 (86)

New York, NY

Ira Gershwin, the first songwriter to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize, was born in New York City on December 6, 1896. In 1917 The Evening Sun published his first song ("You May Throw All The Rice You Desire But Please Friends, Throw No Shoes"). Four years later Ira enjoyed his first major stage ... (read complete bio)