Arthur Gershwin
Arthur Gershwin (March 14, 1900 – November 19, 1981) was one of the four Gershwin family siblings of American musical fame. Although he was a composer, he was not a professional musician, and made his living as a stockbroker.[1]
He was born in New York City and was the third of the four Gershwin siblings. His siblings were Ira, George, and Frances.
Notable compositions
Arthur composed the two-act musical A Lady Says Yes (1945), which is set in 1545 and 1945 and takes place in Venice, Washington D.C., and China.[2] It ran on Broadway from January 10 to March 25, 1945, at the Broadhurst Theatre and had 87 performances.[3]
His song "Invitation to the Blues" with lyrics by Doris Fisher, was used in the film Tootsie (1982) and has been recorded by Julie London.[2]
Family
He married Judy Lane, a singer with the Xavier Cugat Orchestra, in the 1940s, and had one child; Marc George Gershwin, who is a trustee of the George Gershwin Trust, along with his sons Adam, Todd, and Alex Gershwin.[4]
Arthur said in a 1972 interview with Robert Kimball and Alfred Simon that when he was a child, he was George's pal and went around with him more than Ira did.[5]
Frances said of Arthur that he played by ear and "his rhythm wasn't that great." She used to tease him. "He was really very funny – he was the funny one of the family ... a natural comedian." "When [the other brothers] introduced him, he would say, 'Yes, I'm the unknown Gershwin.'"[1]
George wrote in one of his last letters to his mother (May 19, 1937), "How is brother Arthur these days? I am glad to hear that he is writing a lot of tunes and I hope that he can find a market for some of them."[2]
References
- ^ a b Vivian Perlis, Libby Van Cleve (2005) Composer's voices from Ives to Ellington, Yale University Press
- ^ a b c "Meet the siblings: Arthur Gershwin". The non-bloggish blog. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ "Arthur Gershwin – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". IBDb.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ Lewis, Randy; Times, Los Angeles (2010-08-16). "Brian Wilson waxes rhapsodic on Gershwin". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ Robert Kimball and Alfred Simon (1973) The Gershwins, Atheneum, New York
External links
- Photograph of Arthur Gershwin
- Arthur Gershwin at the Internet Broadway Database
- Short obituary
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- Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls
- An American in Paris
- Gershwin Piano Concerto
- Three Preludes
- Who Cares?
- Blue Monday (1922)
- Porgy and Bess (1935)
- Rhapsody in Blue (1924)
- Concerto in F (1925)
- An American in Paris (1928)
- Second Rhapsody (1931)
- Cuban Overture (1932)
- Strike Up the Band (1934)
- Hoctor's Ballet (1937)
- Three Preludes (1926)
- French Ballet Class (1937)
- "Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did?"
- "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck"
- "Bidin' My Time"
- "Blah Blah Blah"
- "Boy Wanted"
- "Boy! What Love Has Done to Me!"
- "But Not for Me"
- "By Strauss"
- "Clap Yo' Hands"
- "Do It Again"
- "Doin' Time"
- "Embraceable You"
- "Fascinating Rhythm"
- "A Foggy Day"
- "For You, For Me, For Evermore"
- "Funny Face"
- "'The Half of It, Dearie' Blues"
- "He Loves and She Loves"
- "How Long Has This Been Going On?"
- "I Can't Be Bothered Now"
- "I Got Rhythm"
- "I Was Doing All Right"
- "I've Got a Crush on You"
- "Isn't It a Pity?"
- "Just Another Rhumba"
- "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"
- "Let's Kiss and Make Up"
- "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)"
- "Looking for a Boy"
- "Lorelei"
- "Love Is Here to Stay"
- "Love Is Sweeping the Country"
- "Love Walked In"
- "The Man I Love"
- "My Cousin in Milwaukee"
- "My One and Only"
- "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
- "Of Thee I Sing"
- "Oh, Lady Be Good!"
- "Oh, So Nice!"
- "The Real American Folk Song (is a Rag)"
- "'S Wonderful"
- "Sam and Delilah"
- "Slap That Bass"
- "Somebody from Somewhere"
- "Somebody Loves Me"
- "Someone to Watch Over Me"
- "Soon"
- "Stairway to Paradise"
- "Stiff Upper Lip"
- "Strike Up the Band"
- "Summertime"
- "Swanee"
- "That Certain Feeling"
- "They All Laughed"
- "They Can't Take That Away from Me"
- "Things Are Looking Up"
- "Tra-la-la"
- "Treat Me Rough"
- "Walking the Dog"
- "Who Cares?"
- "You've Got What Gets Me"
- Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin
- By George
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book
- Ella Sings Gershwin
- Gershwin Live!
- Gershwin's World
- The Glory of Gershwin
- Ira, George and Joe
- Nice Work If You Can Get It
- Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook
- Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove
- Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin
- Gershwin Prize
- Ira Gershwin (brother)
- Arthur Gershwin (brother)
- Frances Gershwin (sister)
- Gershwin Theatre
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