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.
Charles Eaton (British actor)
Charles Eaton is an English actor known for his stiff upper lip roles in British films of the 1930s and 40s.
He appeared in a number of films by the director Maurice Elvey, his most prominent role being that of Captain Royde in Elvey's" Who Goes Next?"( 1938).
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.
Lamman Rucker
Lamman Rucker( born October 6, 1971) is an American actor.
Rucker began his career on the daytime soap operas" As the World Turns" and" All My Children", before roles in Tyler Perry's films
" Why Did I Get Married?
Why Did I Get Married Too?", and" Meet the Browns", and its television adaptation.
In 2016, he began starring as Jacob Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series," Greenleaf".
Alexander Courage
Alexander Mair" Sandy" Courage Jr.( December 10, 1919
May 15, 2008) was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film.
He is best known as the composer of the theme music for the original" Star Trek" series.
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.
Big Jack (song)
" Big Jack" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/ DC.
It is the second single and the third track on the band's album," Black Ice".
This song was number 53 on" Rolling Stone" s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.
The song was also featured in an episode of" CSI: Miami" entitled" Divorce Party".
It is rumored the song was inspired by a man Angus hung out with in Memphis while on the Stiff Upper Lip tour.
It is also one of the songs from the album" Black Ice" that was played on the Black Ice World Tour that commenced in October 2008 and ended in June 2010.
Stiff Upper Lip (song)
" Stiff Upper Lip" is a song by rock band AC/ DC.
This song is on their 2000 album" Stiff Upper Lip", and it is composed by Angus and Malcolm Young.
The song was released as a single, and topped the" Billboard" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
It was performed on" Saturday Night Live" on 18 March 2000.
Also performed by" ROCK PARA CANTAR" on their album" Clasicos Del Rock
Para Cantar: Vol. 47" Released" 2015"
Stiff Upper Lip (Gershwin song)
"Stiff Upper Lip" is a 1937 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
It references the British expression 'Stiff upper lip'.
It was introduced by Gracie Allen in the 1937 film "A Damsel in Distress".
The song is the occasion for an elaborate dance routine performed inside a funhouse by Fred Astaire, George Burns, and Miss Allen, and makes full use of all the trappings of the house, including the funhouse mirror.
The number won an Academy Award for Best Dance Direction.
Alex Renton
Alex Renton( born 5 March 1961) is a British- Canadian journalist and the author of" Stiff Upper Lip", and" Planet Carnivore".

Question: What is the cause of death of composer of song Stiff Upper Lip (Gershwin Song)?
Answer: malignant brain tumor