Ira Gershwin



First NameIra
Last NameGershwin
Full Name at BirthIsrael Gershowitz
Other NamesIsrael Gershvin
Arthur Francis
Age86 (age at death)
Date of BirthDecember 6, 1896
BirthplaceNew York City, USA
Date of DeathAugust 17, 1983
Location of DeathBeverly Hills, California, USA
Cause of Deathheart disease
Height5' 6" (168 cm)
Star SignSagittarius
NationalityAmerican
OccupationLyricist
Occupation CategorySongwriter
Music GenreStage & Screen
Music StyleStage & Screen, Show Tunes, Cast Recordings, Vocal, Popular Music Entry, Musicals, Classical, Opera, Lyricist
Brother(s)George Gershwin
FriendsGeorge S. Kaufman, Vincente Minnelli, Johnny Mercer, Paul Whiteman
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Ira Gershwin (December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century.


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Filmography

Selected Ira Gershwin film and TV show credits:


Composer Credits

2005
Nuit américaine
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Music Department Credits

1979
Song by Song
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1968
The Jazz Age
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1964
Kiss Me, Stupid
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1954
Lady in the Dark
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1951
An American in Paris
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1937
Shall We Dance
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1932
Girl Crazy
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Soundtrack Credits

2011
Dancing Stars
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2010
Eat Pray Love
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2010
Edge of Darkness
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2010
Wishful Drinking
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2010
Escrito nas Estrelas
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2010
Michael Feinstein's American Songbook
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2009
Fame
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2009
Moonlight Serenade
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2009
Public Enemies
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2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
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2009
Parks and Recreation
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2009
BBC Proms
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2009
Viver a Vida
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2008
Definitely, Maybe
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2008
Leatherheads
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2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure
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2008
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
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2008
Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
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2008
Huckabee
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2007
P.S. I Love You
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2007
Run, Fatboy, Run
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2007
The Band's Visit
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2007
Duas Caras
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2007
The Killing
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2007
Paraíso Tropical
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2007
Raines
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2007
The War
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2007
For the Bible Tells Me So
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2007
Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends
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2007
Singer's Spotlight
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2006
Man of the Year
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2006
The Wedding Weekend
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2006
Take the Lead
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2006
The Good Shepherd
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2006
It Takes Two
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2006
Ugly Betty
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2006
Brainstorm
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2005
Nynne
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2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jon Lovitz
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2005
Dancing with the Stars
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2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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2004
Spanglish
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2004
The Aviator
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2004
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken
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2003
American Splendor
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2003
Anything Else
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2003
I'll Be There
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2003
Mona Lisa Smile
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2003
Something's Gotta Give
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2003
The Human Stain
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2003
Normal
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2003
Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show
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2002
Catch Me If You Can
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2002
Still Standing
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2002
Sinatra: The Classic Duets
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2001
Pangako... Ikaw lang
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2000
About Adam
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2000
Chocolat
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2000
Liam
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2000
Love's Labour's Lost
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2000
Return to Me
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2000
The Whole Nine Yards
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2000
Bette
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2000
Gilmore Girls
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1999
A Walk on the Moon
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1999
At First Sight
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1999
Bicentennial Man
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1999
Man of the Century
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1999
The Bachelor
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1999
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
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1999
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
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1999
RKO 281
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1999
The Sopranos
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1999
VH1 Presents Donna Summer: Live and More... Encore!
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1998
B. Monkey
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1998
Celebrity
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1998
Little Voice
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1998
Living Out Loud
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1998
Marriages
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1998
Meet Joe Black
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1998
My Giant
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1998
The Proposition
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1998
There's Something About Mary
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1998
Sarah Brightman in Concert
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1998
Skinnamarink TV
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1998
The Cruise
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1997
Dusk 'til Dawn
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1997
L.A. Confidential
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1997
That Old Feeling
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1996
Camping Cosmos
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1996
Hollow Reed
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1996
The Birdcage
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1996
Jake's Women
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1996
3rd Rock from the Sun
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1996
7th Heaven
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1996
Muppets Tonight
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1996
Pavarotti & Friends for War Child
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1995
Forget Paris
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1995
Grumpier Old Men
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1995
Miami Rhapsody
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1995
Mr. Holland's Opus
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1995
The Grass Harp
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1995
The Neon Bible
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1995
Barbra: The Concert
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1995
Cybill
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1995
The Outer Limits
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1995
Golden Anniversary
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1994
Bullets Over Broadway
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1994
Four Weddings and a Funeral
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1994
It Could Happen to You
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1994
The War
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1994
Doomsday Gun
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1994
Great Railway Journeys
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1994
Entertaining the Troops
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1994
That's Entertainment! III
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1993
Porgy and Bess
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1993
Late Show with David Letterman
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1992
Brain Donors
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1992
Hero
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1992
Jennifer Eight
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1992
Mr. Saturday Night
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1992
The Public Eye
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1992
Traces of Red
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1992
MGM: When the Lion Roars
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1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
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1992
Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments
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1991
Bugsy
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1991
Guilty by Suspicion
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1991
He Said, She Said
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1991
Hot Shots!
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1991
My Girl
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1991
The Indian Runner
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1991
Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros.
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1991
Breakfast with the Arts
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1991
Madonna: Truth or Dare
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1990
Avalon
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1990
Betsy's Wedding
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1990
Tune in Tomorrow...
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1989
Enemies: A Love Story
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1989
Loverboy
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1989
When Harry Met Sally...
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1989
Quantum Leap
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1989
The Simpsons
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1989
Grammy Living Legends
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1988
Aloha Summer
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1988
Rain Man
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1988
Torch Song Trilogy
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1988
Working Girl
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1988
Mystery Science Theater 3000
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1987
Beyond Therapy
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1987
Man on Fire
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1987
Nadine
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1987
Someone to Love
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1987
Someone to Watch Over Me
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1987
The Witches of Eastwick
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1987
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
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1987
In Performance at the White House: A Tribute to American Music - Jerome Kern
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1986
'Round Midnight
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1986
Off Beat
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1986
One Voice
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1986
Pee-wee's Playhouse
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1986
George Burns' 90th Birthday Party: A Very Special Special
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1985
After Hours
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1985
Mr. Belvedere
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1985
The Golden Girls
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1984
City Heat
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1984
Once Upon a Time in America
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1984
Speed
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1984
Miami Vice
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1983
Webster
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1983
Les mots pour le dire
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1982
Fame
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1981
American Pop
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1980
Big Blonde
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1980
The Donna Summer Special
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1980
Amorevolmente
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1978
Pennies from Heaven
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1978
The Boss' Son
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1977
New York, New York
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1977
The Choirboys
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1977
The Richard Pryor Show
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1976
Live from Lincoln Center
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1976
The Muppet Show
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1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
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1975
Cher
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1974
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
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1974
Chinatown
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1974
That's Entertainment!
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1973
Save the Tiger
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1972
Are You Being Served?
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1972
Great Performances
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1972
The Waltons
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1971
A Safe Place
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1971
All in the Family
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1971
Our American Musical Heritage
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1970
Evening at Pops
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1969
This Is Tom Jones
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1968
Star!
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1968
Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers in London
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1968
The Jazz Age
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1967
The Carol Burnett Show
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1967
The Kraft Music Hall
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1966
Hippodrome
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1965
Sylvia
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1965
When the Boys Meet the Girls
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1965
The Dean Martin Comedy Hour
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1964
Kiss Me, Stupid
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1963
The Jerry Lewis Show
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1962
Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall
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1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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1962
The Jack Paar Program
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1962
The Judy Garland Show
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1962
Arthur Freed's Hollywood Melody
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1961
Yves Montand on Broadway
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1960
Frank Sinatra's Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley
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1959
But Not for Me
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1959
Porgy and Bess
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1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
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1959
Some of Manie's Friends
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1958
77 Sunset Strip
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1958
Peter Gunn
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1958
The Garry Moore Show
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1958
An Evening with Fred Astaire
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1958
Jazz Party
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1957
Beau James
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1957
Funny Face
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1957
The Helen Morgan Story
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1957
The Frank Sinatra Show
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1957
The Eddie Fisher Show
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1957
The Edsel Show
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1957
The Lux Show
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1957
The Gisele MacKenzie Show
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1956
That Certain Feeling
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1956
Hey, Jeannie!
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1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
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1956
The Nat King Cole Show
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1956
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show
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1955
Three for the Show
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1955
The 27th Annual Academy Awards
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1955
Ford Star Jubilee
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1955
The Lawrence Welk Show
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1954
A Star Is Born
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1954
Crime Wave
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1954
The Country Girl
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1954
Young at Heart
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1954
Lady in the Dark
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1953
Give a Girl a Break
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1953
The Glenn Miller Story
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1953
Three Sailors and a Girl
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1953
So This Is Love
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1953
Harry James and His Music Makers
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1953
The Ford 50th Anniversary Show
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1953
Coke Time
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1952
With a Song in My Heart
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1952
Omnibus
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1952
Today
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1952
The Liberace Show
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1951
An American in Paris
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1951
I'll See You in My Dreams
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1951
Meet Danny Wilson
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1951
The Red Skelton Hour
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1951
Footlight Varieties
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1951
Starlift
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1950
Nancy Goes to Rio
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1950
Tea for Two
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1950
The Glass Menagerie
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1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
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1950
The Jack Benny Program
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1950
Your Hit Parade
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1949
The Barkleys of Broadway
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1949
The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue
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1948
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
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1948
Toast of the Town
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1947
The Man I Love
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1947
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
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1946
Humoresque
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1946
The Jolson Story
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1946
Till the Clouds Roll By
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1946
Ziegfeld Follies
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1946
Okay for Sound
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1945
George White's Scandals
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1945
Rhapsody in Blue
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1945
Where Do We Go from Here?
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1944
Cover Girl
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1944
Lady in the Dark
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1943
Girl Crazy
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1943
Princess O'Rourke
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1943
The North Star
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1943
So's Your Uncle
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1941
Blues in the Night
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1941
Lady Be Good
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1940
Strike Up the Band
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1940
Cavalcade of San Francisco
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1939
Symphony of Swing
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1938
The Goldwyn Follies
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1937
A Damsel in Distress
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1937
Shall We Dance
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1933
Flying Devils
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1933
That's a Good Girl
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1933
Harry Warren: America's Foremost Composer
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1932
Girl Crazy
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1931
Delicious
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1931
That Certain Trio
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1931
Night Club Revels
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1931
Sky High
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1931
Playing with Fire
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Timex All-Star Jazz Show
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