George Gershwin Remembered  (An American Masters Program) [VHS]
In the Roaring Twenties, all of America hummed the tunes of one man.   Born in a humble Brooklyn neighborhood in 1898, George Gershwin quickly rose to  dazzling heights in the entertainment world.  Before his life was tragically cut short at the  age of 38, the young composer had reshaped popular music into a uniquely American  sound.  He fused the exuberant refrains of Tin Pan Alley with the lush orchestrations of  classical music and the complex rhythms of jazz in compositions like Funny Face, Porgy  and Bess and Rhapsody in Blue.   Featuring performances of Gershwin classics by the  renowned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and interviews with celebrities, family members  and friends, this award-winning documentary offers an intimate look at the troubled life  of an incomparable American artist.