Quotes about Ira Gershwin

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American lyricist Ira Gershwin on noticing two older men entering the theater:

Gershwin: That must be Gilbert and Sullivan coming to fix the show.
Kaufman: Why don't you put jokes like that into your lyrics?

George S. Kaufman

I was lucky enough to have the songs in my first show written by George and Ira Gershwin. Then Cole Porter wrote five shows for me