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Gabriel, Charles H.

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Brighten the Corner Where You Are

Gade, Jacob

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Jealousy (aka "Jalousie")

Gaines, Charles

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
I Can't Dance (I Got Ants in My Pants)

Galindo, Pedro

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Viva Mexico

Gallagher, Ed

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean

Gallop, Sammy

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
That's the Moon, My Son

Compositions on JGDB:
Elmer's Tune

Gamse, Albert

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Amapola (English lyric)

Gannon, Kim
Gardel, Carlos

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Amargura
Apure delantero buey

Gardner, William

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Can't You Hear Me Calling Caroline

Garland, Joe

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
In the Mood

Gaskill, Clarence

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me
Minnie the Moocher

Gasparre, Dick

Compositions on JGDB:
I Hear a Rhapsody

Gaudio, Bob

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Paintin' the Town

Gaunt, Percy

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
The Bowery

Gay, Byron

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
The Vamp

Gelber, Stanley Jay

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
My Desert Serenade

Geld, Gary

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Whoever You Are, I Love You

Gensler, Lewis E.

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Keep Smiling at Trouble

George, Don
Gerard, Richard H.

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Sweet Adeline

Gerber, Alexander

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
My Home Town Is a One-Horse Town (But It's Big Enough for Me)

Gershe, Leonard

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Bonjour, Paris!
Born in a Trunk
Think Pink



Gershwin, George top of page
George Gershwin  (1898 - 1937)

One of the best-known and most gifted of all American composers. Born Jacob Gershvin in Brooklyn, New York on September 26, 1898, the son of Russian-Jewish immigrant parents whose original name had been Gershovitz, he and his older brother Ira (see below) would collaborate on more than 20 Broadway musicals and films, becoming one of the most popular song writing teams of American popular music.

George Gershwin began studying piano at age 12, and by 1914 he was working at the Jerome Remick publishing house. He published his first song in 1916, "When You Want 'Em You Can't Get 'Em". His first major success was the song "Swanee," performed by Al Jolson in the musical Sinbad (1919).

In the early 1920s, he supplied most of the music for George White's Scandals. In 1924, he wrote one of his best-known works, "Rhapsody in Blue." The same year saw his first major Broadway success, "Fascinating Rhythm" and "Oh, Lady, Be Good", for Lady Be Good, also his first major collaboration with his brother Ira.

In the next few years, George and Ira went on to create the music for some of the biggest shows on Broadway, including Tip-Toes (1925), Oh, Kay! (1926), Strike Up the Band (1927), Funny Face (1927) and Girl Crazy (1930). His biggest success, Porgy and Bess, came in 1935. Other major works include "Piano Concerto in F Major" (1925), "Preludes" (1926), "An American in Paris" (1928) and "Second Rhapsody" (1931).

George Gerswhin died in Hollywood on July 11, 1937. The Warner Brothers film Rhapsody in Blue (1945), though not totally accurate, is a tribute to the works of George and Ira Gershwin.

See also: Actors: George Gershwin

Visit The George Gershwin Educational Fanpage

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
American in Paris, An
Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did
Babbitt and the Bromide, The
Back Bay Polka, The
Basal Metabolism
(I've Got) Beginner's Luck
Bidin' My Time
Blue Monday Blues
Bronco Busters
But Not for Me
By Strauss
Changing My Tune
Clap Yo' Hands
Concerto in F
Could You Use Me
Cuban Overture
Delishious
Demon Rum
Do, Do, Do
Do It Again
Embraceable You
Fascinating Rhythm
Foggy Day (In London Town), A
For You, For Me, For Evermore
Funny Face
Girl I Love, The
He Loves and She Loves
How Long Has This Been Going On?
I Can't Be Bothered Now
I Got Rhythm
I've Got a Crush on You
Jolly Tar and the Milkmaid, The
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Let's Kiss and Make Up
Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)
Love Is Here to Stay
Love Walked In
Man I Love, The (aka "The Girl I Love")
Mine
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Oh Lady Be Good
One, Two, Three
Put Me to the Test
Rhapsody in Blue
'S Wonderful
Shall We Dance?
Sing of Spring
Slap That Bass
Somebody Loves Me
Someone to Watch over Me
(I'll Build a) Stairway to Paradise
Stand Up and Fight
Stiff Upper Lip
Summertime
Swanee
Sweet Packard
They All Laughed
They Can't Take That Away from Me
Things Are Looking Up
Tra-La-La-La-La
Treat Me Rough
Yankee Doodle Blues, The

Compositions on JGDB:
Bess, You Is My Woman Now
I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'
It Ain't Necessarily So
Oh Lawd, I'm on My Way
Strike Up the Band
Who Cares (As Long As You Care for Me)




Gershwin, Ira top of page
Ira Gershwin  (1896 - 1983)
(aka Arthur Francis)

Certainly one of the most gifted and successful American lyricists. Born Israel Gershvin on December 6, 1896 in New York City of Russian-Jewish immigrant parents whose original name had been Gershovitz.

He attended City College of New York and worked at odd jobs until his brother George, already on his way to success, asked Ira to write lyrics for him. Their collaboration would result in one of the most successful music teams ever in American popular music.

In the early years, Ira used the pseudonym Arthur Francis. The brothers' first success was "The Real American Folk Song" used in Ladies First, 1918. Together, they produced music for more than 20 Broadway musicals and motion pictures until George's untimely death in 1937.

After that, Ira continued to work, collaborating with other great talents of the entertainment industry, including Moss Hart, Kurt Weill, Jerome Kern, Harry Warren and Harold Arlen. Ira Gershwin was the first lyricist to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize, for Of Thee I Sing, (1932), with his brother George. He continued writing until his death in Beverly Hills, California on August 17, 1983.

Some of his best-known works, in addition to those listed below, include: "S'Wonderful", "The Man I Love", Porgy and Bess and "Long Ago and Far Away". The Warner Brothers film Rhapsody in Blue (1945), though not totally accurate, is a tribute to the works of George and Ira Gershwin.

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Applause, Applause
Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did
Babbitt and the Bromide, The
Back Bay Polka, The
Basal Metabolism
(I've Got) Beginner's Luck
Bidin' My Time
Bronco Busters
But Not for Me
By Strauss
Changing My Tune
Clap Yo' Hands
Could You Use Me
Cover Girl
Delishious
Demon Rum
Dissertation on the State of Bliss or Love and Learn Blues
Do, Do, Do
Embraceable You
Fascinating Rhythm
Foggy Day (In London Town), A
For You, For Me, For Evermore
Funny Face
Girl I Love, The
Give a Girl a Break
Gotta Have Me Go with You
He Loves and She Loves
Here's What I'm Here For
How Long Has This Been Going On?
I Can't Be Bothered Now
I Got Rhythm
I've Got a Crush on You
In Our United State
It Happens Every Time
It's a New World
It's Mine It's Yours (and The Pitchman)
Jolly Tar and the Milkmaid, The
Land Around Us, The
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Let's Kiss and Make Up
Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)
Long Ago (And Far Away)
Lose That Long Face
Love Is Here to Stay
Love Walked In
Make Way for Tomorrow
Man I Love, The (aka "The Girl I Love")
Man That Got Away, The
Manhattan Heartbeat
Mine
My One and Only Highland Fling
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Nothing Is Impossible
Oh Lady Be Good
Oh Me! Oh My!
One, Two, Three
Put Me to the Test
'S Wonderful
Search Is Through, The
Shall We Dance?
Shoes with Wings On
Show Must Go On, The
Sing of Spring
Slap That Bass
Someone at Last
Someone to Watch over Me
(I'll Build a) Stairway to Paradise
Stand Up and Fight
Stiff Upper Lip
Summertime
Sure Thing
Sweet Packard
Swing Trot
They All Laughed
They Can't Take That Away from Me
Things Are Looking Up
Tra-La-La-La-La
Treat Me Rough
Trinidad Coconut Oil Shampoo
Weekend in the Country, A
Who's Complaining
You'd Be Hard to Replace

Compositions on JGDB:
Bess, You Is My Woman Now
I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'
Island in the West Indies
It Ain't Necessarily So
My Ship (Has Sails That Are Made of Silk)
Oh Lawd, I'm on My Way
Strike Up the Band
This Is New
Who Cares (As Long As You Care for Me)




Giacosa, Giuseppe
Librettist

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Un bel di, vedremo (from "Madama Butterfly")

Giant, Bill
Gibb, Barry

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Grease

Gibbs, A. H.
(Arthur Harrington Gibbs)

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Runnin' Wild

Gibson, Andy

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Geechy Joe

Gibson, Don

Compositions on JGDB:
I Can't Stop Loving You

Gifford, Harry

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
When It's Apple Blossom Time in Normandy

Gilbert, L. Wolfe
Gilbert, Ray
Gilbert, Richard

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Manhunt




Gilbert, William S. top of page
William S. Gilbert  (1836 - 1911)



Gilkyson, Terry

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Memories Are Made of This

Gillespie, Haven

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Breezin' Along with the Breeze
Kiss

Compositions on JGDB:
You Go to My Head

Gilmore, Patrick

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Gilson, Red

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Gotcha Where I Wantcha

Gimbel, Norman

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
I Will Follow Him ("Chariot") (English lyrics)



Giordano, Umberto top of page
Umberto Giordano  (1867 - 1948)

Compositions used in films on Class Act:

Arias and Excerpts:
Amor Ti Vieta (from the opera "Fedora")

Operas:
FEDORA (first performed in Milan, 1898)




Glazer, Tom

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Speedway

Gleason, Dick

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Ready, Willing and Able

Glover, Charles

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
The Rose of Tralee

Goetz, E. Ray
(aka Ray Goetz)

Gold, Jack

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Funny Little Butterflies
The Girl Is a Girl Is a Girl

Golden, John L.

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Poor Butterfly

Golden, Ray

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Doin' the Nimble Cymbal
Plucking Song

Goodhart, Al

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Fit as a Fiddle
We Are the Hacketts

Goodman, Benny  (1909 - 1986)
Clarinet player / composer / leader

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Soft Winds
Stompin' at the Savoy

Goodwin, Joe
Gordon, Irving

Compositions on JGDB:
Go Home, Joe



Gordon, Mack top of page
Mack Gordon  (1904 - 1959)
(Morris Gittler)

Lyricist; born in Warsaw, Poland. Best remembered for his collaborations with Harry Revel.

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Adored One
Afraid to Dream
All About Love
Always the Lady
And There You Are
Are You in the Mood for Mischief
At Last
Baron Is in Conference, The
Blue Shadows and White Gardenias
Boa Noite
Bundle of Joy
But Definitely
Buy a Bar of Barry's
By a Wishing Well
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Chica Chica Boom Chic
Classy Clothes Chris
Cooking Up a Show
Could You Pass in Love
Danger - Love at Work
Dessert Finale
Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?
Dig-Dig-Dig-Dig for Your Dinner
Don't Be Too Old Fashioned (Old Fashioned Girl)
Don't Carry Tales out of School
Don't Let It Bother You
Down Argentina Way
Down on Ami Ami Oni Oni Island
Every Time I Meet You
Fare-Thee-Well, Dear Alma Mater
Farmer's Life Is a Very Merry Life, A
Fifth Avenue
Friendly Star
Goodnight, Lovely Little Lady
Goodnight My Love
Got My Mind on Music
Great American Broadcast, The
Great White Way, The
Grizzly Bear (special lyric)
(Howdy Neighbor) Happy Harvest
I Can't Begin to Tell You
I Had the Craziest Dream
I Know Why (And So Do You)
I Like a Military Tune
I Like Mike
I Like to Be Loved By You
I Love You Too Much, Muchacha
I Never Felt This Way Before
I Never Knew Heaven Could Speak
I Positively Refuse to Sing
I Take to You
I Wanna Wander
I Wish I Knew
I Wouldn't Take a Million
I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much)
I'd Rather Have a Pal Than a Gal Anytime
I'm Bubbling Over
I'm Mad About the Girl Next Door
I'm Olga from the Volga
I've Got a Date with a Dream
I've Got a Gal in Every Port
I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo
If I Love You a Mountain
If You Can't Get a Girl in the Summertime
If You Feel Like Singing, Sing
In Acapulco
In Old Chicago
It Happened in Sun Valley
It Never Rains But What It Pours
It's All in a Lifetime
It's Just a New Spanish Custom
It's Swell of You
It's the Animal in Me
Kiss Polka, The
Kokomo, Indiana
Lady Loves, A
Let's Bring New Glory to Old Glory
Let's K-nock K-nees
Let's Play House
Life Has Its Funny Little Ups and Downs
Long Ago Last Night
Love Thy Neighbor
Loveliness of You, The
Lover's Knot
Lullaby in Blue
Maluna, Malalo, Mawaena (Hawaiian Drinking Song)
Man with the Lollipop Song, The
Marching Along (Plymouth Welcome Song)
Mason Dixon Line, The
May I
Meet the Beat of My Heart
Mem'ry Island
Military Man
More I See You, The
Nango, The (Nyango)
Nenita
Never in a Million Years
Nickel's Worth of Jive, A
Nowhere Guy
O'Brien Has Gone Hawaiian
Oh, But I'm Happy
Oh My Goodness
Oh My Love
Old Straw Hat, An
(Rolling Down Bowling Green) On a Little Two-Seat Tandem
On the Boardwalk (In Atlantic City)
Once in a Blue Moon
Once Too Often
One Never Knows, Does One?
Pan American Jubilee
People Like You and Me
Play Me an Old Fashioned Melody
Please Pardon Us We're in Love
Plymouth Farewell Song (Alma Mater)
Poem Set to Music, A
Powder, Lipstick and Rouge
(Ho-Hum - Ho-Hum) A Quiet Little Place in the Country
Red Robins, Bob Whites and Blue Birds
Romance and Rhumba
Run Little Raindrop Run
Sailor's Chanty (It's a Lie)
Saturday Afternoon Before the Game
Serenade in Blue
She Reminds Me of You
Sing Me a Song of the Islands
Sing to Your Señorita
Someday Soon
Somewhere in the Night
Story of the Very Merry Widow, The
Sweet as a Song
There Will Never Be Another You
There's a Lull in My Life
There's Nothing Like a Song
They Met in Rio (A Midnight Serenade)
This Is Always
This Is My Favorite City
This May Be the Night
Three Little Girls in Blue
Time Alone Will Tell
Time on My Hands
Tra-La-La-La
Tropical Magic
Two Dreams Met
Wake Up and Live
Waltz Is King
Wash Your Necks with a Bar of Peck's
We Girls of the Chorus
We Have Been Around
We Have Never Met as of Yet
We're a Couple of Broadway Brothers
Weekend in Havana, A
Welcome to the Diamond Horseshoe
What's Buzzin' Cousin?
What's So Good About Good Morning
When I Love I Love
When I'm with You
Where Did You Learn to Dance?
Where You Are
Who Is the Beau of the Belle of New York?
Worry About Tomorrow Tomorrow
Yankee Doodle Hayride
You
You Can't Have Everything
You Can't Say No to a Soldier
You Do
You Hit the Spot
You Make Me Feel So Young
You, My Love
You Say the Sweetest Things (Baby)
You'll Never Know
You're Doing All Right
You're My Little Pin Up Girl
You've Gotta Eat Your Spinach, Baby
You've Gotta S-M-I-L-E to Be H-A-double P-Y
Young People




Gordon, Peggy

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
By My Side

Gordy, Berry, Jr.

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Lonely Teardrops

Gordy, Gwen

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Lonely Teardrops

Gorney, Jay
Gottler, Archie

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
America, I Love You
Hooray for Baby and Me
My Little Sunshine

Gottlieb, Alex

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Frankie and Johnny

Gould, Morton
Gouldman, Graham

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Listen People



Gounod, Charles top of page
Charles Gounod  (1818 - 1893)

French Classical Composer

Compositions used in films on Class Act:

Arias and Excerpts:
Anges purs (from FAUST)
Je veux vivre (aka "Juliet's Waltz Song" from ROMÉO ET JULIETTE)
Jewel Song ("Je ris de me voir" from FAUST)

Songs:
Ave Maria

Operas:
FAUST (first performed in Paris, 1859)
ROMÉO ET JULIETTE (first performed in Paris, 1867)





Graff, George, Jr.

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

Graham, Roger

Compositions on JGDB:
I Ain't Got Nobody

Graham, Ronny
Graham, Steve

Compositions on JGDB:
Dear Old Donegal

Grainger, Porter

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
T'Aint Nobody's Business (If I Do)

Grant, Bert

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Arrah Go On, I'm Gonna Go Back to Oregon

Gray, Jerry

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Pennsylvania 6-5000
String of Pearls, A

Gray, Thomas J.

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Any Little Girl (That's a Nice Little Girl)

Gray, William B.

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
She Is More to Be Pitied Than Censured



Green, Adolph top of page
Adolph Green  (1914 - 2002)




Green, Bud

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Alabamy Bound
Liza Lee
On Accounta I Love You
Tomorrow Is Another Day

Compositions on JGDB:
Senitmental Journey



Green, Johnny top of page
John (Johnny) Green  (1908 - 1989)

Johnny Green





Greene, Mort
Greenfield, Howard

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Turn on the Sunshine
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Where the Boys Are

Greenwich, Ellie

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Be My Baby
Da Doo Ron Ron

Greer, Jesse

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Low Down Rhythm

Compositions on JGDB:
Just You, Just Me

Grever, Maria

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Magic Is the Moonlight (aka "Te Quiero Dijiste")

Grey, Clifford
Grey, Joe

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Runnin' Wild

Grieg, Edvard

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Jeg elsker Dig (I Love You) dedicated to his (then) fiancé Nina Hagerup, 1864
Ich liebe dich (I Love Thee)
Peer Gynt
Springtide

Griffin, James

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
For All We Know

Grofé, Ferde

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Daybreak
(My) Wonderful One

Grossman, Bernie
Grossman, Julius

Compositions on JGDB:
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena

Grosz, Will

Compositions on JGDB:
Isle of Capri

Gruber, Edmund L.

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Caissons Go Rolling Along, The (lyrics)

Gruber, Franz

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Silent Night, Holy Night ("Stille Nacht")

Guilbert, Gilles

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Czarita (translation to French)

Guizar, Pepe

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Guadalajara
Hey Jose (Que Sera)

Guizar, Tito

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Hey Jose (Que Sera)
Zuni Zuni

Gummoe, John

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Rhythm of the Rain

Gutierrez, Pedro Elias

Compositions used in films on Class Act:
Alma Llanerna



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