# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ira-gershwin
# Generated: 2026-09-07T20:59:09.394Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ira-gershwin"
name: "Ira Gershwin"
slug: "ira-gershwin"
description: "Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable English-language songs of the 20th century. With George, he wrote more than a dozen Broadway shows, featuring songs such as \"I Got Rhythm\", \"Embraceable You\", \"The Man I Love\", and \"Someone to Watch Over Me\". He was also responsible, along with DuBose Heyward, for the libretto to George's opera Porgy and Bess."
tagline: "American lyricist (1896–1983)"
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gender: "male"
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1896-12-06"
deathDate: "1983-08-17"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump