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- Category: Recording
- Unveiled: 01 Feb 1994
- Star rank: 1212
- Address:
7091 Hollywood Blvd - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing east
- GPS location:
34.101673, -118.344845
Irving Berlin
Biography
Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist of Jewish heritage, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history.
Fact file
- Birth name: Israel Isidore Baline (Beilin)
- Born: May 11, 1888 Tyumen, Russian Empire
- Died: September 22, 1989 (aged 101) New York City, New York, United States
- Genres: Broadway musicals, revues, show tunes
- Occupations: Songwriter, composer, lyricist
- Years active: 1907–1971
Read more about Irving Berlin at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
In the news
ArtsBeat: Sometimes Even the Experts Can Be Fooled
NY Times Music, 2012-01-25 12:00:17
What was thought to be an unpublished song by Irving Berlin turns out to have been composed in 1926 by the team of Lew Brown and Cliff Friend.
UMPG to administer Irving Berlin catalog
Variety, 2012-01-24 15:11:02
Music News: Group takes rights outside of U.S.
Arts | New Jersey: ‘Irving Berlin’s White Christmas’ at the Paper Mill Playhouse — Review
NY Times Theater, 2011-12-04 17:28:40
'50S ACTJill Paice, left, and Meredith Patterson as Betty and Judy Haynes in “Irving Berlin's White Christmas.”