George Gershwin
Subtitle: an intimate portrait
By: Walter Rimler.
Series: Music in American life
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780252034442
Subjects: Gershwin, George, -- 1898-1937; Composers -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: From street kid to Wunderkind; title: Falling in love with Kay; title: A piano concerto; title: Ira takes a wife; title: Porgy; title: Paris; title: "That long drip of human tears"; title: The losing streak begins; title: "Something big"; title: "Don't make it too good, George!"; title: Kay, Jimmy, and FDR; title: The heart of American music; title: Kay's divorce; title: Todd Duncan; title: Casting, rehearsals, and an omen; title: The critics have their say; title: Limbo; title: Hollywood beckons; title: Pleasure Island; title: Final concert, final affair; title: Last songs; title: Epilogue.