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Ira Gershwin
United States
Ira Gershwin won the 1932 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the musical Of Thee I Sing, co-written with his brother George Gershwin and collaborators. He wrote lyrics for hundreds of songs including I Got Rhythm, Embraceable You, and Someone to Watch Over Me. He contributed to Broadway shows like Lady Be Good and Porgy and Bess. He received a Grammy Trustees Award and a Congressional Gold Medal. Gershwin died in 1983 at age 86.
