Ira GershwinWritingDecember 6, 1896— August 17, 1983(86 years old)Brooklyn, New York, USAPopularity: 0IMDbAlso Known AsIsrael GershowitzKnown For7.0Funny FaceLyricist7.0An American in ParisLyricist7.1A Star Is BornLyricist6.4Cover GirlLyricist7.3Shall We DanceLyricist6.9The Barkleys of BroadwayLyricist6.3Porgy and BessLyricist6.0The North StarLyricist5.6Girl CrazyLyricist6.5A Damsel in DistressLyricist6.6Strike Up the BandLyricist6.6Rhapsody in BlueLyricistFilmographyMovies33TV Shows2AllCast2Crew31Browse All2020s9.5The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and BessWriterGeorge Gershwin AloneLyricist2010s7.7An American in Paris: The MusicalMusicalGershwin: The American Classic2000s10.0The Gershwins' Porgy and BessLyricist1990s7.5Crazy for YouMusical7.2Porgy and BessLyricistI'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America1960s7.0Kiss Me, StupidSongs1950s6.3Porgy and BessLyricist7.0Funny FaceLyricistParis in the SpringtimeLyricist7.1A Star Is BornLyricist7.0The Country GirlSongs7.7Lady in the DarkLyricist5.4Give a Girl a BreakLyricist7.0An American in ParisLyricist1940s6.9The Barkleys of BroadwayLyricist8.8The Shocking Miss PilgrimLyricist6.0Ziegfeld FolliesSongs6.6Rhapsody in BlueLyricist6.4Cover GirlLyricist4.7Lady in the DarkLyricist6.0The North StarLyricist5.6Girl CrazyLyricist5.5Lady Be GoodLyricist6.6Strike Up the BandLyricist1930s5.2The Goldwyn FolliesLyricist7.3Shall We DanceLyricist6.5A Damsel in DistressLyricist4.3Girl CrazyLyricist6.5DeliciousLyricist