RECENT CREDITS
Public Enemies (FILM)  Jul. 1, 2009
Leatherheads (FILM)  Apr. 4, 2008
Run, Fat Boy, Run (FILM)  Mar. 22, 2008
Definitely, Maybe (FILM)  Feb. 14, 2008
The Wedding Weekend (FILM)  Apr. 27, 2007


HIGHLIGHTS
1959 Feature adaptation of "Porgy and Bess" released, directed by Otto Preminger
1957 "Funny Face" filmed with a revised story, teaming Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn
1951 Vincente Minnelli's "An American in Paris" used his musical suite as the basis of an original film musical teaming Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Song
Film


Leatherheads  2008
Song
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


Take the Lead  2006
Song
Film


Spanglish  2004
Song
Film


The Aviator  2004
Song
Film


Song, Music
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


Together  2003
Song
Film


Song
Film


Hart's War  2002
Song
Film


Yiyi  2000
Song
Film


Love's Labour's Lost  2000 -songs
Song
Film


Return to Me  2000 -songs
Song
Film


Fantasia 2000  2000
Music
Film


Song
Film


Song, Song Performer
Film


The Bachelor  1999
Song
Film


Song
Film


At First Sight  1999 -songs
Song
Film


Celebrity  1998 -songs
Song
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


My Giant  1998
Song
Film


Song
Film


Mojo  1998
Song
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


The Neon Bible  1996 -song composer
Composer
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


Music
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


Hero  1992
Song
Film


Song
Film


My Girl  1991
Song
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


Music
Film


Music
Film


Music
Film


Loverboy  1989
Music
Film


Music
Film


Beaches  1988
Music
Film


Man on Fire  1987
Music
Film


Music
Film


Music
Film


Music
Film


Music
Film


Off Beat  1986
Music
Film


White Nights  1985
Music
Film


After Hours  1985
Song
Film


City Heat  1984
Music
Film


Music
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


Purple Haze  1983
Music
Film


Song
Film


American Pop  1981 -songs
Song
Film


Manhattan  1979 -songs
Song, Music
Film


Music
Film


Janis  1974
Music
Film


Music
Film


Music
Film


Song
Film


Star!  1968 -songs
Song
Film


Flesh  1968
Music
Film


Music
Film


Kiss Me, Stupid  1964 -songs
Song
Film


Song
Film


Porgy and Bess  1959 -from opera
Music, Other
Film


The Helen Morgan Story  1957 -songs
Song
Film


Beau James  1957
Music
Film


Funny Face  1957 -songs
Song, Music
Film


Music
Film


Sincerely Yours  1955 -songs
Song
Film


Pete Kelly's Blues  1955 -songs
Song
Film


Song
Film


Music
Film


Song
Film


Music
Film


Music
Film


Young Man With a Horn  1950 -songs
Song
Film


Dark Passage  1947 -songs
Song
Film


Music
Film


The Great Ziegfeld  1936 -songs
Song
Film


Music
Film


Music
Film


Music
Film


The Jolson Story   -songs
Song
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


Broadway Rhythm   -songs
Song
Film


Music
Film


Song
Film


Music
Film


Music
Film


A Matter of Time   -songs
Song
Film


Music
Film


Music
Film


Music
Film


Song
Film


Music
Film


Malaria  
Music
Film


Music
Film




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Highlights

1959 Feature adaptation of "Porgy and Bess" released, directed by Otto Preminger
1957 "Funny Face" filmed with a revised story, teaming Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn
1951 Vincente Minnelli's "An American in Paris" used his musical suite as the basis of an original film musical teaming Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron
1945 Portrayed by Robert Alda in the studio biopic "Rhapsody in Blue"
1938 Last songs "Love Walked In" and "Love Is Here to Stay", included in "The Goldwyn Follies"
1937 Provided the songs to "Shall We Dance" and "A Damsel in Distress", both starring Fred Astaire; earned Oscar nomination for the song "They Can't Take That Away From Me" from the former
1937 Underwent brain surgery to remove a tumor; died on July 11
1937 Posthumous exhibition of paintings
1936 Moved to L.A.
1935 "Porgy and Bess" debuted at the Alvin Theater
1935 Formed Gershwin Publishing Co.
1935 Signed to a contract by RKO
1934 Hosted the NYC-based radio program "Music By Gershwin"
1933 Had flops with "Pardon My English" and "Let 'Em Eat Cake", the sequel to "Of Thee I Sing"
1932 Debuted "Second Rhapsody" at the Boston Symphony; played piano
1932 Composed "Cuban Overture"
1932 "Of Thee I Sing" became first musical to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Drama
1931 Premiered the political satire "Of Thee I Sing"
1930 Had Broadway hit with "Girl Crazy", starring Ethel Merman and Ginger Rogers
1930 With brother Ira, signed contract to write songs for the Fox feature "Delicious"
1929 Debut as symphony conductor
1928 "An American in Paris" debuted at Carnegie Hall in December
1927 Had failure with first version of "Strike Up the Band" (written with Ira)
1927 Bounced back with a reteaming with the Astaires, "Funny Face"
1926 Had stage hit with "Oh, Kay!"
1925 Made the cover of TIME magazine (July)
1925 Commissioned by the Symphonic Society of New York to write "The Concerto in F"
1924 Paul Whiteman and his orchestra introduced "Rhapsody in Blue" as part of "An Experiment in Modern Music at Aeolian Hall" in NYC
1923 First film score, "The Sunshine Trail"
1922 Wrote first opera, "Blue Monday"; a failure it was dropped from the "Scandals"
1922 Initial stage collaboration with Fred and Adele Astaire, contributed songs to "For Goodness Sake"
1921 First stage musical written with brother Ira (who used the pen name Arthur Francis), "A Dangerous Maid"
1920 Al Jolson interpolated the Gershwin song "Swanee" into "Sinbad"; first hit song
1920 - 1924 Provided songs for editions of "George White's Scandals"
1919 First complete score for a Broadway musical "La La Lucille"
1918 Toured with Louise Dresser as her accompanist
1918 Signed to a contract as staff composer with Harms Publishing Co.
1917 Served as rehearsal pianist for the show "Miss 1917"
1916 First published song "When You Want 'Em, You Can't Get 'Em, When You've Got 'Em, You Don't Want 'Em" (lyric by Murray Roth); earned five dollars for the song
1916 First song on Broadway "The Runaway Girl" in "The Passing Show of 1916"
1915 Began making piano rolls; also played piano at nightclubs
1914 Professional debut as a pianist, performed at the Finlay Club; arranged by Ira
1913 Worked for the summer playing piano at a resort in the Catskills
1910 Family purchased a piano; began to take lessons
Family moved frequently when Gershwin was growing up; as his father landed a new job, the family changed residences so he could walk to work
Worked as a song plugger at Remick's
Contributed several songs to the unsuccessful stage musical "Half Past Eight"
With brother Ira, wrote stage musical "Lady, Be Good"; production starred the Astaires; song "The Man I Love" cut during the pre-Broadway tour


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