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Overview

Date of Birth:
6 December 1896, New York City, New York, USA more
Date of Death:
17 August 1983, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Mini Biography:
Legendary, prolific composer, songwriter and author, educated at Townsend... more
Trivia:
Godfather of Liza Minnelli more
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. more
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(23 articles)
Photo Flash: 'They Got Rhythm', The Cast of Encores! Girl Crazy at City Center!
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 19 November 2009, 12:55 PM, PST)
McCartney Gets Gershwin Prize
 (From The Wrap. 17 November 2009, 10:42 AM, PST)

Filmography

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Soundtrack:
  1. "BBC Proms" (1 episode, 2009)
        - Prom 22: A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals (2009) TV episode (lyrics: "I Got Rhythm", "Love is Here to Stay")
  2. "Ugly Betty" (1 episode, 2009)
        - Curveball (2009) TV episode (lyrics: "The Man That Got Away" (uncredited))
  3. "Dancing with the Stars" (1 episode, 2009)
    ... aka D.W.T.S. (USA)
        - Round Nine (2009) TV episode (lyrics: "I Got Rhythm" (uncredited))
  4. Leatherheads (2008) (writer: "The Man I Love")
    ... aka Ein verlockendes Spiel (Germany)
  5. Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon (2008) (lyrics: "Love Is Here to Stay")
  6. Nancy LaMott: I'll Be Here with You (2008) (V) (writer: "It Ain't Necessarily So")
    ... aka Nancy Lamott: I'll Be Here with You - A Collection of Rare Live Performances 1978-1995 (USA: DVD box title)
  7. P.S. I Love You (2007) (writer: "The Man That Got Away")
  8. "The War" (1 episode, 2007)
        - Pride of Our Nation: June 1944 - August 1944 (2007) TV episode (lyrics: "Long Ago (and Far Away)")
  9. Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (2007) (TV) (lyrics: "They Can't Take That Away from Me", "I Got Rhythm")
  10. Run Fatboy Run (2007) (writer: "Nice Work If You Can Get It")
    ... aka Run, Fatboy, Run (UK: alternative spelling) (USA: new title)
    ... aka Run, Fat Boy, Run (USA: new title)
  11. Sarah Vaughan: Live in '58 & '64 (2007) (V) (lyrics: "They All Laughed" (uncredited), "I Got Rhythm" (uncredited))
    ... aka Jazz Icons: Sarah Vaughan - Live in '58 and '64 (USA: series title)
  12. Singer's Spotlight (2007) (TV) (writer: "Our Love is Here to Stay")
    ... aka Singer's Spotlight with Ann Hampton Callaway (USA: alternative title)
  13. Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (2007) (lyrics: "Summertime")
    ... aka La visite de la fanfare (France)
    ... aka The Band's Visit (International: English title)
  14. "It Takes Two" (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode #2.1 (2007) TV episode (lyrics: "They Can't Take That Away From Me")
  15. "The Sopranos" (2 episodes, 1999-2007)
        - Stage 5 (2007) TV episode ("Summertime")
        - The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti (1999) TV episode ("Summertime")
  16. "Raines" (1 episode, 2007)
        - Pilot (2007) TV episode (writer: "Someone To Watch Over Me" (uncredited))
  17. For the Bible Tells Me So (2007) (writer: "It Ain't Necessarily So")
  18. "Forbrydelsen" (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka The Killing (Denmark: informal English title)
        - Episode #1.2 (2007) TV episode (writer: "Someone to Watch Over Me")
  19. The Good Shepherd (2006) (writer: "Embraceable You")
  20. Man of the Year (2006) (writer: "They Can't Take That Away From Me")
  21. "7th Heaven" (2 episodes, 2006)
    ... aka 7th Heaven: Beginnings (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka Seventh Heaven
        - And Thank You: Part 2 (2006) TV episode (lyrics: "Embraceable You")
        - The Magic of Gershwin (2006) TV episode (writer: "They Can't Take That Away From Me", "But Not for Me", "I've Got A Crush On You", "Our Love is Here To Stay") (lyrics: "Summertime", "Embraceable You")
  22. Take the Lead (2006) (writer: "I Got Rhythm (Take the Lead Remix)", "I Got Rhythm", "I Like That You Can't Take That Away from Me", "They Can't Take That Away from Me")
  23. Shut Up and Sing (2006/I) (lyrics: "Love Is Here to Stay")
    ... aka Sing Now or Forever Hold Your Peace (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wedding Weekend (USA: new title)
  24. Nynne (2005) (writer: "The Man I Love")
  25. "Gilmore Girls" (3 episodes, 2000-2005)
    ... aka Gilmore Girls: Beginnings (USA: rerun title)
        - So... Good Talk (2005) TV episode (writer: "The Man That Got Away")
        - Richard in Stars Hollow (2002) TV episode (performer: "A Foggy Day in London Town")
        - Love and War and Snow (2000) TV episode (writer: "Someone To Watch Over Me")
  26. "Today" (1 episode, 2005)
    ... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka The Today Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Episode dated 8 February 2005 (2005) TV episode (writer: "Our Love Is Here To Stay")
  27. Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Sarah Vaughan (2005) (V) (lyrics: "But Not for Me" (uncredited), "Our Love Is Here to Stay" (uncredited), "Embraceable You" (uncredited), "Someone to Watch Over Me" (uncredited))
  28. Spanglish (2004) (writer: "They Can't Take That Away from me")
  29. The Aviator (2004) (lyrics: "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise" (1922))
    ... aka Aviator (Germany)
  30. "Still Standing" (1 episode, 2004)
        - Still Seceding (2004) TV episode (lyrics: "Summertime")
  31. Rosemary Clooney: Singing at Her Best (2004) (V) (lyrics: "A Foggy Day", "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off")
  32. Mona Lisa Smile (2003) (writer: "'S Wonderful", "I've Got a Crush on You")
  33. Something's Gotta Give (2003) (writer: "I've Got a Crush on You")
  34. The Human Stain (2003) (lyrics: "Embraceable You" (1930))
    ... aka Der menschliche Makel (Germany)
    ... aka La couleur du mensonge (France)
  35. Anything Else (2003) (writer: "I Can't Get Started")
    ... aka Anything else, la vie et tout le reste (France)
    ... aka La vie et tout le reste (France)
  36. "Great Performances" (4 episodes, 1991-2003)
        - Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003) TV episode ("Kickin' the Clouds Away")
        - My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs (2001) TV episode (lyrics: "Love is Sweeping the Country")
        - Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1997) TV episode (lyrics: "Embraceable You", "A Foggy Day (In London Town)", "The Man Than Got Away", "My One and Only Highland Fling", "My Ship", "Our Love is Here to Stay", "Put Me to the Test", "The Saga of Jenny", "There Is No Music (for Me)", "They Can't Take That Away From Me")
        - The Fred Astaire Songbook (1991) TV episode (lyrics: "They Can't Take That Away from Me", "Slap That Bass", "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off", "The Babbitt and the Bromide", "A Foggy Day", "He Loves and She Loves", "The Half of It, Dearie, Blues", "Oh, Lady Be Good", "'s Wonderful")
  37. I'll Be There (2003) (writer: "Summertime")
  38. Normal (2003) (TV) (writer: "Long Ago and Far Away")
  39. American Splendor (2003) (lyrics: "Lady Be Good" (1924))
  40. Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show (2003) (TV) (writer: "I Got Rhythm", "They Can't Take That Away from Me")
  41. Catch Me If You Can (2002) (music: "Embraceable You")
  42. Ronnie Milsap: Live (2002) (V) (lyrics: "But Not For Me" from Girl Crazy)
  43. Pangako... Ikaw lang (2001) ("Someone To Watch Over Me")
  44. Chocolat (2000) (lyrics: "Summertime" (1935))
  45. "Bette" (1 episode, 2000)
        - Pilot (2000) TV episode (writer: "Our Love Is Here to Stay")
  46. Liam (2000) ("Someone to Watch over Me")
    ... aka Liam (France)
  47. Return to Me (2000) (lyrics: "Soon", "But Not for Me", "Someone to Watch Over Me")
  48. The Whole Nine Yards (2000) (writer: "They All Laughed")
  49. Love's Labour's Lost (2000) ("They Can't Take That Away from Me", "I've Got a Crush on You")
    ... aka Peines d'amour perdues (Canada: French title) (France)
  50. About Adam (2000) (writer: "THE MAN I LOVE")

  51. Bicentennial Man (1999) (writer: "Embraceable You")
    ... aka Der 200 Jahre Mann (Germany)
  52. RKO 281 (1999) (TV) (writer: "I Can't Get Started")
    ... aka RKO 281: The Battle Over Citizen Kane (USA: video box title)
  53. The Bachelor (1999) (writer: "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off")
  54. Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) (TV) (lyrics: "I Got Rhythm")
    ... aka Face of an Angel (UK: DVD title)
  55. "Great Railway Journeys" (1 episode, 1999)
        - Singapore to Bangkok (1999) TV episode (lyrics: "Summertime")
  56. A Walk on the Moon (1999) (writer: "Summertime" (1935))
    ... aka La tentación (USA: Spanish title)
  57. Man of the Century (1999) (writer: "Mine", "Juanita")
  58. At First Sight (1999) (writer: "They Can't Take That Away from Me") (music: "They Can't Take That Away from Me") (lyrics: "They Can't Take That Away from Me")
  59. VH1 Presents Donna Summer: Live and More... Encore! (1999) (TV) (writer: "Someone To Watch Over Me")
  60. B. Monkey (1998) ("THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME")
  61. Meet Joe Black (1998) (writer: "Our Love Is Here To Stay")
  62. Matrimoni (1998) (lyrics: "The man I love")
    ... aka Les femmes comme les hommes ne sont pas des anges (France: video title)
    ... aka Marriages (USA)
    ... aka Matrimoni (France)
  63. Little Voice (1998) (lyrics: "The Man that Got Away" (1953))
  64. Living Out Loud (1998) (writer: "They Can't Take That Away From Me")
  65. The Cruise (1998) (writer: "But Not For Me")
  66. Celebrity (1998) (lyrics: "I Got Rhythm" (1930), "Soon" (1930))
  67. There's Something About Mary (1998) (writer: "Summertime")
    ... aka There's Something More About Mary (USA: DVD title)
  68. My Giant (1998) (writer: "I Got Plenty O'Nuttin")
  69. The Proposition (1998) (music: "They Can't Take That Away From Me") (lyrics: "They Can't Take That Away From Me")
  70. "Skinnamarink TV" (1 episode, 1998)
        - Moods (1998) TV episode ("Sunny Disposish")
  71. Dusk 'til Dawn (1997) (writer: "How long has this been going on?")
  72. L.A. Confidential (1997) (lyrics: "But Not for Me" (1930))
  73. "The Simpsons" (2 episodes, 1991-1997)
        - Grade School Confidential (1997) TV episode ("Embraceable You")
        - Old Money (1991) TV episode (lyrics: "Embraceable You")
  74. That Old Feeling (1997) ("Our Love Is Here To Stay")
  75. Camping Cosmos (1996) (writer: "The Man I Love")
  76. Hollow Reed (1996) (writer: "But Not For Me")
    ... aka Believe Me (USA: festival title)
    ... aka Lautlose Schreie (Germany)
    ... aka Tras el silencio (Hollow Reed) (Spain)
  77. "Muppets Tonight" (1 episode, 1996)
    ... aka Les muppets (France)
        - Episode #1.6 (1996) TV episode (lyrics: "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" (uncredited))
  78. "The Outer Limits" (1 episode, 1996)
    ... aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title)
        - Worlds Apart (1996) TV episode (lyrics: "Someone to Watch Over Me")
  79. The Birdcage (1996) (writer: "THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY")
    ... aka Birds of a Feather
  80. Jake's Women (1996) (TV) (writer: "Oh, Lady Be Good")
    ... aka Neil Simon's Jake's Women (Australia) (Canada: English title)
  81. "Late Show with David Letterman" (1 episode, 1996)
    ... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
    ... aka Letterman (Australia)
    ... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
        - Episode dated 6 February 1996 (1996) TV episode (lyrics: "Someone to Watch Over Me")
  82. Pavarotti & Friends for War Child (1996) (TV) (writer: "Long Ago and Far Away")
  83. Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) (writer: "I GOT RHYTHM", "SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME", "THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME")
  84. Grumpier Old Men (1995) (writer: "'S Wonderful")
    ... aka Grumpy Old Men 2
  85. Golden Anniversary (1995) (TV) (lyrics: "They Can't Take That Away From Me")
    ... aka Rosemary Clooney's Demi-Centennial (USA: complete title)
    ... aka Rosemary Clooney's Golden Anniversary (USA: alternative title)
  86. The Grass Harp (1995) (writer: "LONG AGO (AND FAR AWAY)")
  87. The Neon Bible (1995) (lyrics: "How Long Has This Been Going On?")
  88. Barbra: The Concert (1995) (TV) (lyrics: "The Man That Got Away" (1953) (uncredited))
  89. Forget Paris (1995) (writer: "Love Is Here To Stay", "Nice Work If You Can Get It")
  90. Miami Rhapsody (1995) ("HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON")
  91. The War (1994) (writer: "Summertime")
  92. Bullets Over Broadway (1994) (lyrics: "That Certain Feeling")
  93. It Could Happen to You (1994) (lyrics: "They Can't Take That Away from Me")
  94. Entertaining the Troops (1994) (lyrics: "The Man I Love") ("Embraceable You")
  95. That's Entertainment! III (1994) (lyrics: "Fascinating Rhythm", "Swing Trot")
  96. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) (writer: "BUT NOT FOR ME")
  97. Porgy and Bess (1993) (TV) (lyrics: "It Take a Long Pull to Get There", "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'", "Yo' Struttin' Style", "Bess, You Is My Woman Now", "Oh, I Can't Sit Down", "I Loves You Porgy", "God and Me/ A Red Headed Woman", "There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York", "O Bess, O Where's My Bess", "Finale: O Lawd, I'm On My Way")
    ... aka The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (UK: complete title)
  98. Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments (1992) (TV) (lyrics: "The Man I Love", "Our Love Is Here To Stay")
  99. Traces of Red (1992) (writer: "OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY", "LOVE WALKED IN")
  100. Jennifer Eight (1992) (writer: "Someone To Watch Over Me")
    ... aka Jennifer 8 (USA: video box title)
  101. Hero (1992/I) (lyrics: "The Man I Love" (1924), "Hoping That Someday You'd Care" (1927))
    ... aka Accidental Hero (UK)
  102. The Public Eye (1992) (lyrics: "Embraceable You" (1928, first published 1930))
  103. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (2 episodes, 1986-1992)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 22 May 1992 (1992) TV episode (lyrics: "The Man I Love" (1924) (uncredited))
        - Episode dated 21 October 1986 (1986) TV episode (writer: "My Ship/The Man I Love")
  104. Brain Donors (1992) ("LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF")
    ... aka Lame Ducks
  105. "Quantum Leap" (1 episode, 1992)
        - It's a Wonderful Leap - May 10, 1958 (1992) TV episode (writer: "Someone to Watch Over Me")
  106. Bugsy (1991) (writer: "LONG AGO (AND FAR AWAY)")
  107. My Girl (1991) (writer: "I GOT RYTHM")
  108. Hot Shots! (1991) (writer: "THE MAN I LOVE")
  109. The Indian Runner (1991) (writer: "SUMMERTIME")
    ... aka Indian Runner (Japan: English title)
  110. Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991) (writer: "The Man I Love")
    ... aka In Bed with Madonna (Australia) (UK)
    ... aka Truth or Dare
  111. Guilty by Suspicion (1991) (lyrics: "THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME")
    ... aka La liste noire (France)
  112. He Said, She Said (1991) ("Blah-Blah-Blah")
  113. Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991) (TV) (lyrics: "The Man That Got Away")
  114. Avalon (1990) (writer: "I Can't Get Started")
  115. Tune in Tomorrow... (1990) (writer: "I Can't Get Started")
    ... aka Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
  116. Betsy's Wedding (1990) (lyrics: "Embraceable You")

  117. Enemies: A Love Story (1989) (lyrics: "Love Is Here To Stay")
  118. Grammy Living Legends (1989) (TV) (writer: "How Long Has This Been Going On?")
  119. When Harry Met Sally... (1989) (writer: "Our Love Is Here To Stay", "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off", "But Not For Me")
    ... aka When Harry Met Sally (USA: DVD box title)
  120. Loverboy (1989) (writer: "They Can't Take That Away From Me")
  121. Working Girl (1988) (lyrics: "THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY")
  122. Torch Song Trilogy (1988) (lyrics: "I Loves You, Porgy", "'S Wonderful", "But Not for Me")
  123. Rain Man (1988) (lyrics: "They Can't Take That Away from Me")
  124. Aloha Summer (1988) (writer: "I Can't Get Started")
  125. "The Golden Girls" (1 episode, 1988)
        - My Brother, My Father (1988) TV episode ("I've Got a Crush on You" (uncredited), "Embraceable You" (uncredited))
  126. In Performance at the White House: A Tribute to American Music - Jerome Kern (1987) (TV) (writer: "Long Ago (and Far Away)")
  127. Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987) (TV) (lyrics: "That Certain Feeling" (uncredited))
  128. Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) (writer: "SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME")
  129. Someone to Love (1987) (writer: "Sure Thing", "Long Ago and Far Away")
  130. Man on Fire (1987) (music: "Someone to Watch Over Me")
    ... aka Absinthe
    ... aka L'homme de feu (France)
    ... aka Man on Fire (France)
    ... aka Un uomo sotto tiro (Italy)
  131. Nadine (1987) (writer: "LOVE IS HERE TO STAY")
  132. The Witches of Eastwick (1987) ("Someone To Watch Over Me")
  133. "Fame" (3 episodes, 1986-1987)
        - Reggie and Rose (1987) TV episode (writer: "But Not For Me") (lyrics: "'s Wonderful")
        - The Lounge Singer Who Knew Too Much (1987) TV episode (writer: "It Ain't Necessarily So", "The Man I Love")
        - All Talking, All Singing, All Dancing (1986) TV episode (lyrics: "Someone to Watch Over Me")
  134. Beyond Therapy (1987) (lyrics: "Someone To Watch Over Me")
  135. "Pee-wee's Playhouse" (1 episode, 1987)
        - Tons of Fun (1987) TV episode (writer: "That Certain Feeling")
  136. One Voice (1986) (TV) (lyrics: "It's a New World")
  137. "Mr. Belvedere" (1 episode, 1986)
        - Debut (1986) TV episode (lyrics: "Our Love is Here to Stay" (uncredited))
  138. 'Round Midnight (1986) (writer: "How Long Has This Been Going On?")
    ... aka Autour de minuit (France)
  139. Off Beat (1986) (lyrics: "Embraceable You")
  140. George Burns' 90th Birthday Party: A Very Special Special (1986) (TV) (writer: "I've Got A Crush On You")
  141. After Hours (1985) (lyrics: "Someone to Watch Over Me")
  142. Bassey: You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet (1985) (V) (writer: "S'Wonderful")
  143. City Heat (1984) (lyrics: "Embraceable You")
  144. Once Upon a Time in America (1984) (lyrics: "SUMMERTIME (from PORGY AND BESS)")
    ... aka C'era una volta in America (Italy)
  145. Les mots pour le dire (1983) (lyrics: "The Man I Love")
  146. American Pop (1981) (lyrics: "I Got Rhythm", "Our Love Is Here to Stay")
  147. Big Blonde (1980) (TV) (lyrics: "Oh, Lady Be Good")
    ... aka Dorothy Parker's Big Blond (USA: complete title)
  148. Amorevolmente (1980) (writer: "OH, LADY BE GOOD!")
  149. "The Muppet Show" (1 episode, 1980)
        - Episode #5.15 (1980) TV episode (writer: "But Not For Me")

  150. "The Waltons" (3 episodes, 1975-1978)
        - The Captive (1978) TV episode (writer: "I've Got A Crush On You")
        - The Elopement (1977) TV episode (writer: "I've Got A Crush On You")
        - The Emergence (1975) TV episode (writer: "I've Got a Crush on You")
  151. "Pennies from Heaven" (1 episode, 1978)
        - Painting the Clouds (1978) TV episode (lyrics: "Sweet So and So" (uncredited))
  152. The Boss' Son (1978) (lyrics: "The Man That Got Away")
  153. The Choirboys (1977) ("I've Got a Crush on You")
  154. New York, New York (1977) (lyrics: "The Man I Love" (uncredited))
  155. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (lyrics: "Fascinating Rhythm", "I Got Rhythm", "Oh, Lady Be Good", "Our Love Is Here to Stay", "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise")
  156. "Evening at Pops" (1 episode, 1976)
        - Special Guest: Ethel Merman (1976) TV episode (lyrics: "I Got Rhythm")
  157. "Cher" (1 episode, 1975)
        - Episode #1.5 (1975) TV episode (lyrics: "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (uncredited))
  158. "All in the Family" (3 episodes, 1974-1975)
        - No Smoking (1975) TV episode (writer: "Love Walked In" (uncredited))
        - Edith's Friend (1975) TV episode (writer: "Love Walked In" (uncredited))
        - The Longest Kiss (1974) TV episode (lyrics: "Who Cares (As Long As You Care For Me)" (uncredited))
  159. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) (lyrics: "I've Got a Crush on You")
  160. Chinatown (1974) (writer: "I Can't Get Started")
  161. That's Entertainment! (1974) (lyrics: "The Babbitt and the Bromide", "They Can't Take That Away from Me", "Shoes with Wings On", "Strike Up the Band", "But Not for Me")
    ... aka That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title)
  162. Really Raquel (1974) (TV) (writer: "It Ain't Necessarily So")
  163. "The Carol Burnett Show" (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka Carol Burnett and Friends (USA: repeat compilations title)
        - Episode #7.21 (1974) TV episode (lyrics: "Cheerful Little Earful")
  164. Save the Tiger (1973) ("I Can't Get Started")
  165. A Safe Place (1971) (lyrics: "Someone to Watch Over Me")
  166. "The Dean Martin Show" (3 episodes, 1967-1970)
    ... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 16 April 1970 (1970) TV episode ("Embraceable You" (uncredited))
        - Episode dated 13 November 1969 (1969) TV episode (lyrics: "I Got Rhythm" (uncredited))
        - Episode dated 19 October 1967 (1967) TV episode (lyrics: "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (uncredited))

  167. "This Is Tom Jones" (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode #2.13 (1969) TV episode (lyrics: "I've Got a Crush On You")
  168. "The Lawrence Welk Show" (2 episodes, 1958-1969)
    ... aka Memories of Lawrence Welk (USA: repeat compilations title)
    ... aka The Dodge Dancing Party (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Plymouth Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Veteran's Day Show (1969) TV episode (lyrics: "Strike Up the Band" (uncredited))
        - Episode #3.51 (1958) TV episode (lyrics: "Cheerful Little Earful" (uncredited))
  169. "Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers" (4 episodes, 1968-1969)
    ... aka Dean Martin Presents
    ... aka Dean Martin Presents Music Country (USA: new title)
    ... aka Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers in London (USA: new title)
        - Episode #2.2 (1969) TV episode (lyrics: "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (uncredited))
        - Episode #1.9 (1968) TV episode (lyrics: "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" (uncredited))
        - Episode #1.7 (1968) TV episode (lyrics: "'S Wonderful" (uncredited), "Cheerful Little Earful" (uncredited))
        - Episode #1.4 (1968) TV episode (lyrics: "Fun to Be Fooled" (uncredited)
  170. "The Jazz Age" (1 episode, 1968)
        - Tip-Toes (1968) TV episode (lyrics: "Selections from the musical 'Tip-Toes'")
  171. Star! (1968) (writer: "My Ship", "The Saga of Jenny")
    ... aka Loves of a Star! (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka Those Were the Happy Times (USA: reissue title)
  172. "The Kraft Music Hall" (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 27 September 1967 (1967) TV episode (lyrics: "'S Wonderful" (uncredited))
  173. "Hippodrome Show" (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka Hippodrome (USA)
        - Episode #1.5 (1966) TV episode (writer: "Liza (All the Clouds Will Roll Away)")
  174. When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965) (lyrics: "But Not For Me", "Embraceable You", "Treat Me Rough", "I Got Rhythm", "Bidin' My Time")
  175. Sylvia (1965) (lyrics: "Love and Learn")
  176. Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) (lyrics: "'S Wonderful", "Sophia", "I'm a Poached Egg", "All the Livelong Day")
  177. "Toast of the Town" (4 episodes, 1956-1964)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #17.20 (1964) TV episode (lyrics: "Strike Up the Band" (uncredited))
        - Episode #17.19 (1964) TV episode (lyrics: "I've Got Rhythm" (uncredited))
        - Episode #15.44 (1962) TV episode (writer: "It Ain't Necessarily So" (uncredited), "Love Walked In" (uncredited))
        - Episode #9.48 (1956) TV episode (lyrics: "My One and Only Highland Fling" (uncredited))
  178. "The Jerry Lewis Show" (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode #1.11 (1963) TV episode (lyrics: "I Love You, Porgy")
  179. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (2 episodes, 1963)
    ... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
        - Episode #7.8 (1963) TV episode (lyrics: "The Man I Love", "Bidin' My Time")
        - Episode #7.6 (1963) TV episode (lyrics: "'S Wonderful" (uncredited))
  180. "The Jack Paar Program" (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode dated 15 March 1963 (1963) TV episode (writer: "They Can't Take That Away From Me")
  181. "The Jack Benny Program" (4 episodes, 1951-1963)
    ... aka The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
    ... aka The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
        - The Frankie Avalon Show (1963) TV episode (writer: "My Sweet Embraceable You" (uncredited))
        - Hillbilly Act (1958) TV episode (writer: "Fascinating Rhythm" (uncredited))
        - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) TV episode (lyrics: "A Foggy Day (In London Town)" (uncredited))
        - Dorothy Shay (1951) TV episode (writer: "Fascinating Rhythm" (uncredited))
  182. "The Garry Moore Show" (1 episode, 1962)
        - Episode #5.5 (1962) TV episode (lyrics: "I Got Rhythm" (uncredited))
  183. Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall (1962) (TV) (writer: "History of Musical Comedy)
  184. Here's Edie (1962) (TV) (lyrics: "My Ship" (uncredited), "'S Wonderful" (uncredited))
  185. The Judy Garland Show (1962) (TV) ("The Man that Got Away")
    ... aka Judy, Frank & Dean - Once in a Lifetime (USA: DVD box title)
    ... aka Judy, Frank & Dean: The Legendary Concert (USA: video title)
  186. "The Red Skelton Show" (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
        - Freddie and the Yuletide Doll (1961) TV episode (lyrics: "But Not for Me")
  187. "The Perry Como Show" (6 episodes, 1954-1961)
    ... aka Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Chesterfield Supper Club
        - Episode dated 7 June 1961 (1961) TV episode (lyrics: "Summertime" (uncredited))
        - Episode dated 14 December 1960 (1960) TV episode (lyrics: "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (uncredited))
        - Episode dated 16 December 1959 (1959) TV episode (lyrics: "A Foggy Day" (uncredited))
        - Episode dated 4 October 1958 (1958) TV episode (lyrics: "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (uncredited), "Embraceable You" (uncredited))
        - Episode dated 25 January 1958 (1958) TV episode (lyrics: "It Ain't Necessarily So" (uncredited))
          (1 more)
  188. Frank Sinatra's Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley (1960) (TV) (lyrics: "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' for New York" (uncredited))
  189. "The Steve Allen Show" (2 episodes, 1957-1960)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #5.18 (1960) TV episode (lyrics: "'S Wonderful" (uncredited))
        - Episode #2.30 (1957) TV episode (lyrics: "Summertime" (uncredited))
  190. "Peter Gunn" (1 episode, 1960)
        - Spell of Murder (1960) TV episode (writer: "'S Wonderful")

  191. But Not for Me (1959) (lyrics: "But Not for Me")
  192. Porgy and Bess (1959) (lyrics: "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'", "Bess, You Is My Woman Now", "Oh, I Can't Sit Down", "I Loves You Porgy", "A Red Headed Woman", "There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York", "O Bess, O Where's My Bess", "Finale: O Lawd, I'm On My Way")
  193. "The Eddie Fisher Show" (1 episode, 1958)
        - Episode dated 23 October 1958 (1958) TV episode (lyrics: "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (uncredited))
  194. An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958) (TV) ("Oh, Lady Be Good!")
  195. "Jazz Party" (2 episodes, 1958)
    ... aka Art Ford's Jazz Party (USA: informal title)
        - Episode dated 25 September 1958 (1958) TV episode (writer: "I Can't Get Started with You")
        - Episode dated 18 September 1958 (1958) TV episode (writer: "I Can't Get Started" (uncredited))
  196. "The Lux Show" (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
    ... aka The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney (USA: complete title)
        - Episode #1.39 (1958) TV episode (lyrics: "Our Love Is Here to Stay")
        - Episode #1.5 (1957) TV episode (lyrics: "A Foggy Day")
  197. "The Frank Sinatra Show" (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode #1.8 (1957) TV episode (lyrics: "I've Got a Crush on You" (uncredited))
  198. "The Gisele MacKenzie Show" (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode #1.3 (1957) TV episode (lyrics: "I've Got a Crush on You" (uncredited))
  199. The Helen Morgan Story (1957) (lyrics: "Do, Do, Do" (uncredited), "The Man I Love" (uncredited), "Someone to Watch Over Me" (uncredited))
    ... aka Both Ends of the Candle (UK)
    ... aka Why Was I Born? (USA: alternative title)
  200. Beau James (1957) (lyrics: "Someone to Watch Over Me" (uncredited))
  201. Funny Face (1957) (lyrics: "Funny Face", "How Long Has This Been Going On?", "Let's Kiss And Make Up", "He Loves And She Loves", "Clap Yo' Hands", "'S Wonderful")
  202. "The Nat King Cole Show" (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode #1.14 (1957) TV episode (lyrics: "But Not for Me")
  203. That Certain Feeling (1956) (lyrics: "That Certain Feeling")
  204. "Ford Star Jubilee" (1 episode, 1955)
        - Together with Music (1955) TV episode (lyrics: "'S Wonderful" (uncredited))
  205. The 27th Annual Academy Awards (1955) (TV) (writer: "The Man that Got Away")
  206. Three for the Show (1955) (music: "Someone To Watch Over Me", "I've Got A Crush On You")
  207. Young at Heart (1954) (lyrics: "Someone to Watch Over Me" (uncredited))
  208. The Country Girl (1954) ("Dissertation on the State of Bliss (Love and Learn Blues)", "The Pitchman / It's Mine, It's Yours", "The Land Around Us", "The Search Is Through")
    ... aka Country Girl (Australia: TV title)
  209. "Your Hit Parade" (1 episode, 1954)
        - Episode dated 4 December 1954 (1954) TV episode (lyrics: "Love Walked In")
  210. A Star Is Born (1954) (lyrics: "Gotta Have Me Go with You" (uncredited), "The Man That Got Away" (uncredited), "Here's What I'm Here For" (uncredited), "Lose That Long Face" (uncredited), "Someone at Last" (uncredited), "It's a New World" (uncredited), "Trinidad Coconut Oil Shampoo" (uncredited))
  211. "Coke Time" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Coke Time with Eddie Fisher
        - Episode dated 13 January 1954 (1954) TV episode (lyrics: "I've Got a Crush on You" (uncredited))
  212. Crime Wave (1954) (lyrics: "'S Wonderful")
    ... aka The City Is Dark (UK)
  213. The Glenn Miller Story (1954) (lyrics: "Bidin' My Time")
  214. Give a Girl a Break (1953) (lyrics: "Applause, Applause", "In our United State", "Nothing Is Impossible", "Give a Girl a Break", "It Happens Every Time", "Puppet Master Dance")
  215. So This Is Love (1953) (lyrics: "Oh Me! Oh My!")
    ... aka The Grace Moore Story (UK)
  216. The Ford 50th Anniversary Show (1953) (TV) (lyrics: "I Got Rhythm")
  217. Harry James and His Music Makers (1953) (lyrics: "I've Got a Crush on You")
  218. "The Liberace Show" (1 episode)
        - American Composers (????) TV episode (lyrics: "Someone to Watch over Me")
  219. With a Song in My Heart (1952) (lyrics: "EMBRACEABLE YOU")
  220. "The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue" (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka The Paul Whiteman Revue
        - Episode dated 30 March 1952 (1952) TV episode (lyrics: "I Got Rhythm")
  221. Meet Danny Wilson (1951) (lyrics: "I've Got a Crush on You")
  222. Starlift (1951) (lyrics: "'S Wonderful", "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)")
  223. I'll See You in My Dreams (1951) (lyrics: "Liza")
  224. Sunny Side of the Street (1951) (writer: "I Get a Kick Out of You")
  225. An American in Paris (1951) (lyrics: "Our Love Is Here to Stay" (1937) (uncredited), "By Strauss" (1936) (uncredited), "Tra-la-la (This Time It's Really Love)" (1922) (uncredited), "I Got Rhythm" (1930) (uncredited), "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise" (1922) (uncredited), "'S Wonderful" (1927) (uncredited), "Nice Work if You Can Get It" (1937) (uncredited)) ("By Strauss" (1936) (uncredited))
  226. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #1.30 (1951) TV episode (lyrics: "It Ain't Necessarily So")
  227. The Glass Menagerie (1950) (lyrics: "Someone to Watch Over Me" (uncredited))
  228. Tea for Two (1950) (lyrics: "Do Do Do", "Oh Me!, Oh My!", "Oh Me!, Oh My! (Reprise)")
  229. Nancy Goes to Rio (1950) (lyrics: "Embraceable You" (uncredited))
  230. Young Man with a Horn (1950) (lyrics: "The Man I Love" (uncredited), "'S Wonderful" (uncredited), "Someone to Watch Over Me" (uncredited))
    ... aka Young Man of Music (UK)
    ... aka Young Man with a Trumpet (Australia)

  231. The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) (lyrics: "Swing Trot", "You'd Be Hard to Replace", "My One and Only Highland Fling", "Week-End in the Country", "Shoes with Wings On", "They Can't Take That Away from Me", "Manhattan Downbeat")
  232. The Search (1948) (writer: "'S Wonderful")
  233. The Man I Love (1947) (lyrics: "THE MAN I LOVE")
  234. The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) (lyrics: "Sweet Packard", "Changing My Tune", "Stand Up and Fight", "Aren't You Kinda Glad We Did?", "The Back Bay Polka", "One, Two, Three", "Waltzing is Better Sitting Down", "Demon Rum", "For You, For Me, For Evermore", "Sweet Packard" (reprise))
  235. Humoresque (1946) (lyrics: "Embraceable You" (uncredited))
  236. Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) (lyrics: "Long Ago (and Far Away)" (uncredited))
  237. The Jolson Story (1946) (lyrics: "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (uncredited))
  238. Okay for Sound (1946) (music: "The Man I Love")
  239. George White's Scandals (1945) (lyrics: "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (uncredited))
    ... aka George White's Scandals of 1945 (USA: poster title)
  240. Ziegfeld Follies (1945) (lyrics: "The Babbitt and the Bromide")
    ... aka Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (USA: poster title)
  241. Rhapsody in Blue (1945) (lyrics: "Embraceable You", "Summertime", "The Man I Love", "I Got Rhythm", "Love Walked In", "'S Wonderful", "Drifting Along with the Tide", "(I'll Build a) Stairway to Paradise", "Oh, Lady Be Good", "Clap Yo' Hands", "Fascinating Rhythm", "Bidin' My Time", "Mine", "Delishious", "It Ain't Necessarily So", "Someone to Watch Over Me", "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)")
  242. Where Do We Go from Here? (1945) (lyrics: "The Nina, the Pinta, the Santa Maria", "If Love Remains", "All at Once", "Morale", "Song of the Rhineland")
  243. Cover Girl (1944) (lyrics: "THE SHOW MUST GO ON", "WHO'S COMPLAINING?", "SURE THING", "MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW", "PUT ME TO THE TEST", "LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY", "COVER GIRL (THAT GIRL ON THE COVER)")
  244. Lady in the Dark (1944) (lyrics: "THE SAGA OF JENNY", "MY SHIP")
  245. Princess O'Rourke (1943) (lyrics: "Honorable Moon" (1943))
  246. Girl Crazy (1943) (lyrics: "I Got Rhythm" (1930), "Treat Me Rough" (1930), "Could You Use Me?" (1930), "Bidin' My Time" (1930), "Embraceable You" (1930), "But Not For Me" (1930), "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924), "Sam and Delilah" (1930), "Barbary Coast" (1930), "Bronco Busters" (1930), "Boy! What Love Has Done to Me!" (1930), "When It's Cactus Time in Arizona" (1930))
  247. The North Star (1943) (lyrics: "Song of the Fatherland", "Chari Vari Rastabari", "The Younger Generation", "No Village Like Mine", "Song of the Guerrillas")
    ... aka Armored Attack (USA: recut version)
  248. So's Your Uncle (1943) (lyrics: "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)")
  249. Blues in the Night (1941) (lyrics: "I Got Rhythm" (uncredited))
  250. Lady Be Good (1941) (lyrics: "Oh! Lady Be Good" (1924), "Oh ! Lady Be Good" (1924), "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924))
  251. Cavalcade of San Francisco (1940) (lyrics: "Two Little Girls in Blue" (uncredited))
    ... aka James A. FitzPatrick's Traveltalks: Cavalcade of San Francisco (USA: series title)
  252. Strike Up the Band (1940) (lyrics: "Strike up the Band" (1927))

  253. Symphony of Swing (1939) (lyrics: "Lady Be Good" (uncredited))
    ... aka Artie Shaw and His Orchestra in Symphony of Swing (USA: alternative title)
  254. The Goldwyn Follies (1938) (lyrics: "Love Walked In" (1937) (uncredited), "I Was Doing All Right" (1937) (uncredited), "Love Is Here to Stay" (1937) (uncredited), "Spring Again" (1937) (uncredited), "I Love to Rhyme" (1937) (uncredited), "Just Another Rhumba" (1937) (uncredited), "I'm Not Complaing" (1937) (uncredited))
  255. Shall We Dance (1937) (lyrics: "Slap That Bass" (1937), "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" (1937), "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (1937), "Shall We Dance" (1937), "They All Laughed" (1937), "Beginner's Luck" (1937))
  256. A Damsel in Distress (1937) (lyrics: "I Can't Be Bothered Now", "The Jolly Tar and the Milkmaid", "Stiff Upper Lip", "Things Are Looking Up", "Sing of Spring", "A Foggy Day", "Nice Work If You Can Get It")
  257. Harry Warren: America's Foremost Composer (1933) (lyrics: "Cheerful Little Earful" (1930) (uncredited))
    ... aka Pepper Pot (1933-1934) (#6): Harry Warren, America's Foremost Composer (USA: series title)
  258. That's a Good Girl (1933) (writer: "The One I'm Looking For")
  259. Flying Devils (1933) (lyrics: "You've Got What Gets Me")
    ... aka The Flying Circus (UK)
  260. Girl Crazy (1932) (lyrics: "Bidin' My Time", "I Got Rhythm", "You've Got What Gets Me", "But Not for Me")
  261. Delicious (1931) (lyrics: "DELISHIOUS", "WELCOME TO THE MELTING POT", "SOMEBODY FROM SOMEWHERE", "KATINKITSHA", "BLAH-BLAH-BLAH")
  262. That Certain Trio (1931) (lyrics: "Cheerful Little Earful" (uncredited))
  263. Night Club Revels (1931) (lyrics: "Cheerful Little Earful" (uncredited))
  264. Sky High (1931) (lyrics: "Cheerful Little Earful" (uncredited))
  265. Playing with Fire (1931) (lyrics: "Cheerful Little Earful" (uncredited))
Music Department:
  1. An American in Paris (1951) (lyrics by)

  2. The Man I Love (1947) (lyricist)
Composer:
  1. Nuit américaine (2005) (TV)
Thanks:
  1. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (acknowledgment)
  2. That's Entertainment! (1974) (acknowledgment)
    ... aka That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title)
Self:
  1. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #17.23 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Interviewee

  2. "The Bell Telephone Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Telephone Hour (USA: syndication title)
        - The Music of George Gershwin (1959) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. From Shtetl to Swing (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  2. "Broadway: The American Musical"
        - I Got Plenty o' Nuttin': 1929-1942 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song"
        - Soundtrack (2001) TV episode .... Himself
  4. Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Harold Arlen (1999) (V) .... Himself
  5. "American Masters"
        - George Gershwin Remembered (1987) TV episode .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Active on Broadway in the following productions: more
Publicity Listings:
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Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Beautiful Woman | Singer | Male Female Relationship more

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