Definition of Ira Gershwin

1. Noun. United States lyricist who frequently collaborated with his brother George Gershwin (1896-1983).

Exact synonyms: Gershwin
Generic synonyms: Lyricist, Lyrist

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Literary usage of Ira Gershwin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Best Plays by Burns Mantle, Louis Kronenberger (1899)
"... in three acts by DuBose Heyward; music by George Gershwin; lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin, founded on play by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward. ..."

2. Prevention of Mental Disorders, Alcohol and Other Drug Use in Children and edited by David Shaffer (1996)
"—Ira Gershwin Everyone "knows" that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and that a stitch in time saves nine. Why, then, is prevention given ..."

3. 54 by Wu Ming (2005)
"George and Ira Gershwin. 'Things are Looking Up'. A good omen. Grace's voice from her dressing room. Hitch smiled. 'How come no one ever talks about Louis ..."

4. The Best Plays by Burns Mantle, Louis Kronenberger (1899)
"... in three acts by DuBose Heyward; music by George Gershwin; lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin, founded on play by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward. ..."

5. Prevention of Mental Disorders, Alcohol and Other Drug Use in Children and edited by David Shaffer (1996)
"—Ira Gershwin Everyone "knows" that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and that a stitch in time saves nine. Why, then, is prevention given ..."

6. 54 by Wu Ming (2005)
"George and Ira Gershwin. 'Things are Looking Up'. A good omen. Grace's voice from her dressing room. Hitch smiled. 'How come no one ever talks about Louis ..."

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