IRA GERSHWIN - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 55598
Price: $450.00
IRA GERSHWIN
Ira Gershwin sends an autograph letter about how he feels about his
doctorate.
Autograph Letter Signed: "Ira", ¼p, 8½x14 blue sheet. No
place, no date. To "Dear Lillian" [Burke]. Headed: "Our
Secret". In full: "They may call me a Doctor of Fine Arts, but I'm
really a bookkeeper at heart. Love," The first lyricist to win a Pulitzer
Prize (1932, Of Thee I Sing), Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) wrote the lyrics
to a number of the songs by his older brother, George, including "Liza",
beginning in 1924 for the musical Lady Be Good. In 1931, the brothers
wrote for their first Hollywood musical, Delicious. After George's death
in 1937, Ira worked with a number of other composers, including Jerome Kern
(Cover Girl, 1944) and Harold Arlen (the musical remake of A
Star is Born, 1954). Nominated for Academy Awards for Best Song in
1937 (Shall We Dance?), 1944 (Cover Girl) and 1954 (A Star is
Born), Ira also wrote lyrics or the music score for a number of other
feature films, including An American in Paris (1951), The Country
Girl (1954) and Funny Face (1957). Lightly creased with folds, not at
signature. Chipped at upper right blank edge, irregularly cut at upper right
margin. Tape remnant at upper horizontal fold, light paper loss at lower blank
margin from removal of tape. Ink number written in unknown hand at lower right
corner. Overall, fine condition.
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