Production Staff
B. G. DeSylva
Lyricist
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B.G. DeSylva
Lyricist
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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
Ballard MacDonald
Lyricist
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William K. Wells
Bookwriter
Bookwriter
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George White
Bookwriter
Bookwriter
William Daly
Musical Director
Maurice DePackh
Orchestrator
Sam Gould
Composer
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Will Mahoney
Composer
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Lew Pollack
Composer
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(Additional Music)
Siedle
Scenic Designer
William Oden Waller
Scenic Designer
George White
Director
(Staging)
(Staging)
Producer
Charlie Winston
Composer
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(Additional Music)
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