Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin was born Israel Isidor Baline on May 11, 1888 in Mogilev, Belarus, Russian Empire. Towering composer, songwriter, ("God Bless America", "Always", "Blue Skies", "White Christmas") author and publisher, he came to the United States at age 5 and was educated in New York's public schools. His earliest musical education was from his father, a cantor. He earned Honorary degrees from Bucknell University and Temple University. Beginning his career as a song-plugger for publisher Harry von Tilzer, Berlin worked as a singing waiter in Chinatown. In 1909, he was hired as a staff lyricist by the Ted Snyder Company, and became a partner to that firm four years later.
In 1910, he began doing vaudeville appearances in the United States and abroad, and also appeared with Snyder in the Broadway musical "Up and Down Broadway", that ran for 72 performances. He joined ASCAP as a charter member in 1914, and served on its first board of directors between 1914-1918. Berlin enlisted the United States Army infantry in World War I, and was a sergeant at Camp Upton, New York. After the war, he established his own public-relations firm, and in 1921, he built the 1025-seat Music Box Theatre (at 239 W. 45th Street, New York) with Sam H. Harris. After Harris' death in 1941, Berlin assumed full ownership and the theatre remains a Broadway institution to this day.
Among his many awards was the Medal for Merit for his 1942 all-soldier show "This Is the Army", which toured the United States, Europe and South Pacific battle zones; all proceeds were assigned to Army Emergency Relief and other service agencies. Berlin was also a member of the French Legion of Honor and held the Congressional Medal of Honor for "God Bless America", the proceeds from which went to the God Bless America Fund. His songs were sung by Fred Astaire, Al Jolson, Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, Dick Powell, Alice Faye and many others. Irving Berlin died at the age of 101 of natural causes on September 22, 1989 in New York City.
Fotos
Películas (44)
Irving Berlin's Top Hat
2026 · Lyricist, Music
Top Hat - The Musical
2026 · Music
Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin
2020 · Music, Lyricist
Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn
2017 · Original Music Composer, Lyricist
TOP HAT
2015 · Compositor
Freek de Jonge - De Laatste Lach
2008 · Music
Easter Parade: On the Avenue
2005 · Self (Archive Footage)
God Bless America
2002 · Music
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992 · Self - Songwriter (archive footage)
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988 · Music, Songs, Lyricist
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · Thanks
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Self (archive footage)
Annie Get Your Gun
1967 · Original Music Composer
Speed Crazy
1959 · Editor
Annie Get Your Gun
1957 · Songs, Lyricist, Music
Love Me or Leave Me
1955 · Songs
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954 · Songs, Music, Original Music Composer
White Christmas
1954 · Songs
Call Me Madam
1953 · Original Music Composer, Lyricist
Annie Get Your Gun
1950 · Original Music Composer, Lyricist
The Golden Twenties
1950 · Self (archive footage)
Easter Parade
1948 · Songs, Music, Lyricist, Original Music Composer
Blue Skies
1946 · Story
This Is the Army
1943 · Irving Berlin (uncredited)
Show-Business at War
1943 · Self
The Pride of the Yankees
1942 · Songs
Holiday Inn
1942 · Idea, Songs, Lyricist, Story, Original Music Composer
Carefree
1938 · Lyricist, Original Music Composer
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938 · Songs, Lyricist, Original Music Composer
On the Avenue
1937 · Original Music Composer, Lyricist
Follow the Fleet
1936 · Lyricist, Original Music Composer
Top Hat
1935 · Original Music Composer, Lyricist
Kid Millions
1934 · Songs, Lyricist
Alice in Wonderland
1931 · Theme Song Performance
Pardon Us
1931 · Music
Reaching for the Moon
1930 · Story
Mammy
1930 · Theatre Play
Puttin' on the Ritz
1930 · Lyricist, Songs
Glorifying the American Girl
1929 · Self (uncredited), Lyricist, Songs
Hallelujah
1929 · Songs
The Cocoanuts
1929 · Musical, Songs
The Ingenues: The Band Beautiful
1928 · Music, Writer
One Week
1920 · Music
The Lambs' All-Star Gambol
1914 · Self
