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Starred Review on September 1, 2024 | Arts & Humanities
Owen (Go Slow: The Life of Julie London) has written the first full-length biography of Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist Ira Gershwin (1896–1983). His younger brother George gained fame first, with jazzy pop tunes and compositions like "Rhapsody in Blue." But after Ira began collaborating with George, no one could surpass them. Their first successful song partnership was 1922's "(I'll Build a) Stairw...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
