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Irving Berlin

Also known as Israel Isidore Baline, Israel Balin, Israel Baline, I. Berlin

American composer and lyricist (1888–1989)

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Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist who created some of the most popular songs of the 20th century, from "God Bless America" to "White Christmas." His prolific career spanning over 70 years made him one of the most influential figures in American popular music and musical theater.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 47

Top works

Always
When I lost you. [Song.]
God Bless America
Annie Get Your Gun (the Applause Libretto Library)
Face the Music

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Film & TV

Writing · Mogilev, Belarus, Russian Empire

Irving Berlin was born Israel Isidor Baline on May 11, 1888 in Mogilev, Belarus, Russian Empire. Towering composer, songwriter, ("God Bless America", "Always", "Blue Skies", "White Christmas") author and publisher, he came to the United States at age 5 and was educated in New York's public schools. His earliest musical education was from his father, a cantor. He earned Honorary degrees from…

Known for

Easter Parade: On the Avenue — Self (Archive Footage)2005
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' — Self - Songwriter (archive footage)1992
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)1975
Omnibus — Self1967
The Merv Griffin Show — Self (archive footage)1962
The Golden Twenties — Self (archive footage)1950
The Ed Sullivan Show — Self1948
Show-Business at War — Self1943
This Is the Army — Irving Berlin (uncredited)1943
Glorifying the American Girl — Self (uncredited)1929

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: US
Active from: 1888-05-11
Active to: 1989-09-22

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 152,950
Total plays: 479,374

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

THE ADSORPTION OF GASES ON PLANE SURFACES OF GLASS, MICA AND PLATINUM.
· 1918 · cited 20,588x
Improved Synthesis of Graphene Oxide
· 2010 · cited 11,428x
THE CONSTITUTION AND FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS. PART I. SOLIDS.
· 1916 · cited 8,962x
Bevacizumab plus Irinotecan, Fluorouracil, and Leucovorin for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
· 2004 · cited 8,525x
Stem cells, cancer, and cancer stem cells
· 2001 · cited 7,600x

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Music

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Quotes

“I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,Just like the ones I used to know.”
“It's February the 22ndAnd I can't tell a lie.”

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Encyclopedic overview

Irving Berlin (born Israel Isidore Beilin; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-born American songwriter. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Berlin received numerous honors including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. He also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Gerald R. Ford in 1977. The broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite stated he "helped write the story of this country, capturing the best of who we are and the dreams that shape our lives".

Born in Russia, Berlin arrived in the United States at the age of five. His family left Russia to escape pogroms against the Jewish village of Tolochin. He published his first song, "Marie from Sunny Italy", in 1907, receiving 33 cents for the publishing rights, and became known as the composer of numerous international hits, starting with 1911's "Alexander's Ragtime Band". He also was an owner of the Music Box Theatre on Broadway. For much of his career, Berlin could not read sheet music, and was such a limited piano player that he could only play in the key of F-sharp; he used his custom piano equipped with a transposing lever when he needed to play in keys other than F-sharp. He was known for writing music and lyrics in the American vernacular: uncomplicated, simple and direct, with his stated aim being to "reach the heart of the average American", whom he saw as the "real soul of the country".

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