In the collection
2 records
Played with
Oscar Hammerstein II
2 records together
Jerome Kern
2 records together
Vincent Youmans
2 records together
Cole Porter
2 records together
Nelson Riddle
2 records together
Billy May
2 records together
George Gershwin
2 records together
Frank Sinatra
1 record together
Count Basie Orchestra
1 record together
About
American lyricist (born December 6, 1896 in New York City, New York (USA), died August 17, 1983 in Beverly Hills, California (USA).
Lyrics with Ira only
I Can’t Get Started (composed by Vernon Duke)
My Ship (Kurt Weill)
The Man That Got Away (Harold Arlen)
Long Ago (And Far Away) (Jerome Kern)
The older brother of , and . A close friend of E.Y. Harburg, the two worked together writing lyrics. Ira started his career in 1918 under the pen name of Arthur Francis. It was not until 1924 that Ira and George began a collaboration that would prove one of the most successful and prolific in history.
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971.