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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?


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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

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Ira Gershwin

Ira Gershwin

Born: December 6, 1896
Died: August 17, 1983 (aged 86)

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