George Gershwin, American pianist and composer (died 1937)

George Gershwin

American composer and pianist (1898–1937)

George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned jazz, popular and classical music. Among his best-known works are the songs "Swanee" (1919) and "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924), the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in…