Ira Gershwin Ira Gershwin Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershowitz, December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century. With George he wrote more than a dozen Broadway shows, featuring songs such as "I Got Rhythm", "Embraceable You", "The Man I Love" and "Someone to Watch Over Me". He was also responsible, along with DuBose Heyward, for the libretto to George's opera "Porgy and Bess". The success the Gershwin brothers had with their collaborative works has often overshadowed the creative
Bunch (surname) United States. The frequency of the surname was higher than the national average in the following states: The frequency of the surname was highest (over 20 times the national average) in the following U.S. counties: Bunch (surname) Bunch is a surname. According to George Fraser Black ("The Surnames of Scotland", 1946), it is "a surname peculiar to Perth and neighbourhood, and found in Perth so early as first half of the fifteenth century". Notable people with the surname include: At the time of the United Kingdom Census of 1881, the frequency of the surname "Bunch" was highest in the following