George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) is an American composer that succeeded in many genres. He is famous for his musical comedies ("Funny Face"), pop songs( "Swanee"), orchestral work ("Rhapsody in Blue") and even an opera ("Porgy and Bess.")
George Gershwin Alone is a one-man show about Gershwin's life that recently closed in Chicago.
Although the Gershwin bio is brief, the links to other American Masters are priceless.
George Gershwin "grew up in New York City and his precocious talent for music started early on a piano bought for his older brother Ira.
The Papers of George Washington was established in 1969 to compile and publish a complete edition of Washington's correspondence.
Did George Washington really chop down a cherry tree? And what's this I hear about wooden teeth? Challenge the old myths and learn the truth about the man we call "The Father of our Country."
"No estate in America is more pleasantly situated than this," declared Washington, speaking of his eight-thousand acre home, Mount Vernon.