Production Staff
Will D. Cobb
Lyricist
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Gus Edwards
Composer
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George Gershwin
Composer
George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn on September 26, 1898, and began his musical training when he was 13. At 16 he quit high school to work as a "song plugger" for a music publisher, and soon he was writing songs himself. "Swanee," as introduced by Al Jolson, brought George his first real fame and led to his writing a succession of 22 musical comedies, most with his older brother, Ira. The Gershwins' shows include Lady Be Good, Oh, Kay!, Strike Up the Band, Girl Crazy, and the Pulitzer Prize winning Of Thee I Sing. From his early career George ... read more
A.E. Thomas
Bookwriter
Josephs
Costume Designer
Milgrims
Costume Designer
Alice Bernard
Costume Designer
W. H. Gilmore
Director
(Staging)
(Staging)
Ray Goetz
Producer
Herbert Ward
Scenic Designer
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