Book review considers three biographies of the often misunderstood songwriter. By Phillip D. Atteberry.
Bergreen's biographical book reviewed by Phillip D. Atteberry.
Short biography, portrait. Description of six Berlin tunes, with scan of sheet music cover for each. Four MIDI files. Link to gallery with four more covers and three MIDI files. [ParlorSongs]
Anecdote about Winston Churchill's wartime grilling of Irving Berlin, whom he mistook for political philosopher Isaiah Berlin. As told by Isaiah Berlin.
Brief musical biography with comments on his successes from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
Biography by Hal Erickson, filmography, Oscar nominations.
On Sergeant Berlin's life as a draftee at Camp Upton, and the staging of Yip Yip Yaphank.
Biography by William Ruhlmann, partial discography, list of some outstanding songs, bibliography. Extensive links to related lyricists, composers, and performers.
Mini-biography, trivia, quotes. Filmography as a composer, writer, actor, and lyricist. Awards and nominations for his work in films.
Detailed four-part article about the making of Berlin's patriotic all-soldier musical. Includes several photographs. Based on a lecture by Laurence Bergreen. [Prologue]
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