George Gershwin
George Gershwin (born Jacob Bruskin Gershowitz, September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned both popular and classical genres.
Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions "Rhapsody in Blue" (1924) and "An American in Paris" (1928), the songs "Swanee" (1919) and "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924), the jazz standard "
I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera "Porgy and Bess" (1935) which spawned the hit "Summertime".
Gershwin studied piano under Charles Hambitzer and composition with Rubin Goldmark, Henry Cowell, and Joseph Brody.
He began his career as a song plugger but soon started composing Broadway theater works with his brother Ira Gershwin and with Buddy DeSylva.
He moved to Paris intending to study with Nadia Boulanger, but she refused him.
He subsequently composed "An American in Paris", returned to New York City and wrote "Porgy and Bess" with Ira and DuBose Heyward.
Initially a commercial failure
, it came to be considered one of the most important American operas of the twentieth century and an American cultural classic.
Gershwin moved to Hollywood and composed numerous film scores.
He died in 1937 of a malignant brain tumor.
His compositions have been adapted for use in film and television, with several becoming jazz standards recorded and covered in many variations.
Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin( born Israel Gershowitz, December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the 20th century.
With George he wrote more than a dozen Broadway shows, featuring songs such as" I Got RhythmEmbraceable You The Man I Love" and" Someone to Watch Over Me".
He was also responsible, along with DuBose Heyward, for the libretto to George's opera" Porgy and Bess".
The success the Gershwin brothers had with their collaborative works has often overshadowed the creative role that Ira played.
His mastery of songwriting continued, however, after the early death of George.
He wrote additional hit songs with composers Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, Harry Warren and Harold Arlen.
His critically acclaimed 1959 book" Lyrics on Several Occasions", an amalgam of autobiography and annotated anthology, is an important source for studying the art of the lyricist in the golden age of American popular song.
Howard Franklin
Howard Franklin is an American screenwriter and film director, known for such films as" The Name of the Rose" and" Quick Change", his collaboration with Bill Murray.
His other films include" The Public Eye", about a 1940s tabloid photographer modeled on the photojournalist Weegee and starring Joe Pesci;" Someone to Watch Over Me" and" The Man Who Knew Too Little".
Todd Cahoon
Todd Cahoon( born September 15, 1973) is an American actor.
He starred as Jack Porter on the MyNetworkTV serial" Watch Over Me".
His previous acting credits include guest appearances on," Without a Trace" and" Charmed".
Alexandru Cristea
Alexandru Cristea( 1890 – 1942) was the composer of the music for" Limba Noastră", current national anthem of Moldova.
Caitlin McCarthy
Caitlin McCarthy( born 1989) is an American actress and producer, best known for playing Caroline Krieger, daughter of bio-terrorist Michael Krieger( Marc Menard) on the My Network TV telenovela" Watch Over Me".
Someone to Watch Over Me (song)
"Someone to Watch Over Me" is a 1926 song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
It was written for singer Gertrude Lawrence in the musical "Oh, Kay!"
(1926).
Originally, "Someone to Watch Over Me" was an up-tempo swing, but upon experimenting one day George Gershwin played the song as a ballad, and it stuck ever since.
The song was recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1946, for his first album "
The Voice Of Frank Sinatra", and again by him in 1954 for the film "Young At Heart".
It was later covered by several hundred artists, among others: Ella Fitzgerald (1951); Chet Baker (1955); Dakota Staton (1960); Barbra Streisand (1965); Ray Charles (1969); Willie Nelson (1978); Linda Rondstadt (1983); and Rickie Lee Jones (2000).
The 1987 romantic crime thriller film "Someone to Watch Over Me" takes its name from the song, which is featured throughout the film in a version sung by Sting.
An episode of Star Trek: Voyager, , aired on April 28, 1999, and featured the song throughout the episode.
An episode of My Little Pony:
Friendship Is Magic, Season 4 episode 17 was titled Somepony to Watch Over Me, aired on March 8, 2014.
Harvey Vernon
Harvey Vernon( June 30, 1927 – October 9, 1996) was an American actor from Flint, Michigan.
His birth name was Chet Smith.
Perhaps his most famous role was Jasper DeWitt in the television series" Carter Country".
He also appeared in motion pictures as diverse as" MacArthurTeen Wolf" and" Someone to Watch Over Me".
Vernon's earliest guest starring roles include appearances in" The Rockford Files The Dukes of HazzardCagney& Lacey" and" Touched by an Angel".
In the 1990s, he guest starred on" Highway to Heaven The Golden Girls"( in the episode" Equilibrium") and in" The Larry Sanders Show".
Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra( c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar- shaped string instrument.
He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.
Walter Robinson (composer)
Walter Robinson is an African American composer of the late 20th century.
He is most notable for his 1977 song" Harriet Tubman", which has been recorded by folk musicians such as Holly Near, John McCutcheon, and others.
He is also the composer of several operas.

Question: Where was the place of death of the composer of song Someone To Watch Over Me (Song)?
Answer: Hollywood