Ira Gershwin

During their Broadway years together, the brothers also wrote songs for one film, ''[[Delicious (1931 film)|Delicious]]'', and Ira contributed songs to [[:Category:Musicals by Ira Gershwin|several revues]].

During their Broadway years together, the brothers also wrote songs for one film, ''[[Delicious (1931 film)|Delicious]]'', and Ira contributed songs to [[:Category:Musicals by Ira Gershwin|several revues]].

When ''Porgy and Bess'' was a commercial disappointment, the Gershwins moved to Hollywood, where they wrote the songs for three films in quick succession: ''[[Shall We Dance (1937 film)|Shall We Dance]]'' and ''[[A Damsel in Distress (1937 film)|A Damsel in Distress]]'', both released in 1937, and ''[[The Goldwyn Follies]]'', released in 1938. Though the films themselves met with mixed commercial and critical reception, an unprecedented number of the Gershwins' songs for them were hits, including "[[They All Laughed (song)|They All Laughed]]", "[[Let's Call the Whole Thing Off]]" and "[[They Can't Take That Away from Me]]" from ''Shall We Dance'', "[[Nice Work If You Can Get It (song)|Nice Work If You Can Get It]]" and "[[A Foggy Day]]" from ''A Damsel in Distress'', and "[[Love Is Here to Stay]]" from ''The Goldwyn Follies''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burton |first1=Jack |title=The Blue Book of Hollywood Musicals |date=1953 |publisher=Century House |location=Watkins Glen, New York |pages=97,94,109 |url=https://archive.org/details/bluebookofhollyw00burt/page/96/mode/2up}}</ref>

When ''Porgy and Bess'' was a commercial disappointment, the Gershwins moved to Hollywood, where they wrote the songs for three films in quick succession: ''[[Shall We Dance (1937 film)|Shall We Dance]]'' and ''[[A Damsel in Distress (1937 film)|A Damsel in Distress]]'', both released in 1937, and ''[[The Goldwyn Follies]]'', released in 1938. Though the films themselves met with mixed commercial and critical reception, an unprecedented number of the Gershwins' songs for them were hits, including "[[They All Laughed (song)|They All Laughed]]", "[[Let's Call the Whole Thing Off]]" and "[[They Can't Take That Away from Me]]" from ''Shall We Dance'', "[[Nice Work If You Can Get It (song)|Nice Work If You Can Get It]]" and "[[A Foggy Day]]" from ''A Damsel in Distress'', and "[[Love Is Here to Stay]]" from ''The Goldwyn Follies''.{{sfn|Burton|1953|pp=97,94,109}}

The Gershwins' partnership ended when George unexpectedly died of a brain tumor in 1937. Following his brother's death, Ira waited nearly three years before writing again.

The Gershwins' partnership ended when George unexpectedly died of a brain tumor in 1937. Following his brother's death, Ira waited nearly three years before writing again.

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* {{cite book |last1=Bloom |first1=Ken |author-link=Ken Bloom (writer) |title=American Song |date=1996 |publisher=Schirmer Books |location=New York |isbn=0-02-864573-1 |edition=2nd |url=https://archive.org/details/americansongcomp0000bloo_r7e6/mode/2up}}

* {{cite book |last1=Bloom |first1=Ken |author-link=Ken Bloom (writer) |title=American Song |date=1996 |publisher=Schirmer Books |location=New York |isbn=0-02-864573-1 |edition=2nd |url=https://archive.org/details/americansongcomp0000bloo_r7e6/mode/2up}}

* {{cite book |last1=Burton |first1=Jack |title=The Blue Book of Hollywood Musicals |date=1953 |publisher=Century House |location=Watkins Glen, New York |url=https://archive.org/details/bluebookofhollyw00burt/page/96/mode/2up}}

* {{cite book | last=Furia | first=Philip|author-link=Philip Furia|title=Ira Gershwin: The Art of the Lyricist | edition=1st| location=New York | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=1996 | isbn=0-19-508299-0 | url=https://archive.org/details/iragershwinartof0000furi }}

* {{cite book | last=Furia | first=Philip|author-link=Philip Furia|title=Ira Gershwin: The Art of the Lyricist | edition=1st| location=New York | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=1996 | isbn=0-19-508299-0 | url=https://archive.org/details/iragershwinartof0000furi }}

* {{cite book | last=Gershwin | first=Ira | title=Lyrics on Several Occasions | edition=First | location=New York | publisher=Knopf | year=1959 | oclc=538209}}

* {{cite book | last=Gershwin | first=Ira | title=Lyrics on Several Occasions | edition=First | location=New York | publisher=Knopf | year=1959 | oclc=538209}}