GEORGE GERSHWIN - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 178380
Sale Price $995.00
Reg. $1,200.00
GEORGE GERSHWIN
George Gershwin signs a business card from the Palm Springs Date
Market, Inc. in Palm Springs, California.
Signature: "Love & Kisses/George G.", 3½x2.
Imprinted business card for Palm Springs Date Market, Inc., Palm Springs,
California. George Gershwin (1898-1937), born Jacob Gershovitz (later shortened
to Gershwin), was one of the greatest songwriters of his day and also a
"serious" composer who bridged the gap between classical and popular
music. In 1910, his mother purchased a piano for George's older brother,
14-year-old Ira, but it was 12-year-old George who quickly took to it. George's
first Broadway show, La, La Lucille, ran for one hundred performances in
1919, the same year Al Jolson heard Gershwin's 1917 song "Swanee" and added
it to his touring show. Gershwin's works include Rhapsody in
Blue (1924), Porgy and Bess (1935) and the first
Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, Of Thee I Sing (1931). In 1937, the
year he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song, Gershwin died
of a brain tumor in 1937 at the age of 38. Stained, touching the "eo" of George.
Staple holes and impression at upper left blank corner. Overall, fine
condition.
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