On the fourth day of June (Landmarks), July 11, 1937, the death of American composer George Gershwin.


George Gershwin (1898-1937), the famous American composer. September 26, 1898, was born in Brooklyn, New York City, a poor Russian immigrant families. The age of 14 under the tutelage of the Hamby policies piano, showing the high talent. 1914 dropped out of high school and into the company of the New York publishers Remick, served as advertising pianist. Resigned two years later, and began writing. Songwriting is principally engaged in the 1916-1920 years, these early widespread popular joined in the chorus full of melodic songs, including "Swanee" made him famous. Have since created a lot of stage musicals.
1924 Symphony "Rhapsody in Blue" with great success, he became a world-class composer (on www.TodayOnHistory.com) Chrysler Elman, Rachmaninoff , Stravinsky and other contemporary musicians attended the premiere. In 1925, the New York Philharmonic commissioned him to compose, not accept orthodox music education, he spent a lot of effort to learn composition theory, and Duke (Vernon Duke), Levant and Xun Bo help grid composers. 1928 in Paris recuperating, composed orchestral "An American in Paris". In the 1930s began to get involved in film music composer for Hollywood films. 1932 "King and the song" (of thee I sing) won the Pulitzer Prize. Complete enormous impact on blacks opera "Porgy and Bess" in 1935. July 11, 1937, Gershwin died in Hollywood.