Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history. His music forms a great part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russia, Berlin arrived in the United States at the age of five. He published his first song, "Marie from Sunny Italy", in 1907, receiving 33 cents for the publishing rights, and had his first major international hit, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", in 1911. He also was an owner of the Music Box Theatre on Broadway. It is commonly believed that Berlin could not read sheet music, and was such a limited piano player that he could only play in the key of F-sharp using his custom piano equipped with a transposing lever.
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Full Name
Израиль Моисеевич Бейлин
Date of Birth
May 11st, 1888
Age
136
Birth Place
Belarus, Vitebsk Region
Date of Death
September 22nd, 1989
Died Aged
101
Star Sign
Taurus
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Mary Ellin Barrett
Daughter
Ellin Berlin
Wife
Dorothy Goetz
Wife
Lena Jarchin
Mother
Moses Beilin
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