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Irving Berlin


Born
Tyumen, Russian Empire
Genre
Music & Film


Irving Berlin (born Israel Isidore Beilin (May 11, 1888– September 22, 1989) was a Russian-born American composer and songwriter. and one of the most prolific American songwriters in history.

Berlin was one of the few Tin Pan Alley/Broadway songwriters who wrote both lyrics and music for his songs.
Although he never learned to read music beyond a rudimentary level, with the help of various uncredited musical assistants or collaborators, he eventually composed over 3,000 songs, many of which (e.g. "God Bless America", "White Christmas", "Anything You Can Do", "There's No Business Like Show Business") left an indelible mark on American music and culture. He composed seventeen film scores and twenty-one Broadway scores. ...more

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Annie Get Your Gun Sheet Music
3.67 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1946 — 12 editions
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Irving Berlin Anthology Pia...
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Irving Berlin - Patriotic S...
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God Bless America
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The Songs of Irving Berlin:...
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Irving Berlin Anthology Son...
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“Life is 10 percent what you make it
and 90 percent how you take it.”
― Irving Berlin
tags: attitude, empowerment, life, perception
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“Got no checkbooks, got no banks. Still I'd like to express my thanks - I've got the sun in the mornin' and the moon at night.”
― Irving Berlin
tags: gratitude, happiness, money, thanks
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“The world would not be in such a snarl, had Marx been Groucho instead of Karl.”
― Irving Berlin
tags: communism, karl-marx, marx-brothers, marxism
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