Lyricist
Ira Gershwin
Wrote the words to his brother George's music, and kept writing with other composers for twenty-five years after George died at thirty-eight.
Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable English-language 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.
- Born
- 1896-12-06, New York, New York, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 1983-08-17, Beverly Hills, California, USAA Wednesday, aged 86
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1896-12-06, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 15°08′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 11°37′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 19°32′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 22°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 21°30′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 9°39′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 24°28′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 26°01′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 19°00′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 12°41′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1983-08-17, Beverly Hills, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 24°18′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 20°24′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 21°35′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 5°44′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Leo | 2°38′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 1°38′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 29°29′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 5°04′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 26°35′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 27°11′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ira Gershwin was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.