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Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history. His music forms a great part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russia, Berlin arrived in the United States at the age of five. He published his first song, "Marie from Sunny Italy", in 1907, receiving 33 cents for the publishing rights, and had his first major international hit, "Alexander's Ragtime Band" in 1911. He also was an owner of the Music Box Theatre on Broadway. It is commonly believed that Berlin could not read sheet music, and was such a limited piano player that he could only play in the key of F-sharp using his custom piano equipped with a transposing lever.
Birth Name
Israel Isidor Baline
Born
Friday, 11 May 1888
Died
Friday, 22 September 1989
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Michael Feinstein's American Songbook | Self | 2010 |
Warner at War | (archive footage) | 2008 |
The Jewish Americans | Self | 2008 |
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Documentaries | Self | 2007 |
Broadway: The American Musical | Self | 2004 |
Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song | Self | 2001 |
Cold War | Self | 1998 |
We Can Keep You Forever | Self - at POW Homecoming: Sings God Bless America | 1998 |
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Self | 1997 |
Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story | Self | 1987 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1955 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
1947 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
1943 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story | Nominated |
1943 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Won |
1940 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
1939 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story | Nominated |
1939 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
1939 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
1936 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |