Irving Berlin Biography (1888-1989)

Born Israel Baline, May 11, 1888, in Tyumen, Russia; immigrated to the UnitedStates in 1893; died September 22, 1989, in New York, NY; son of Moses (a cantor and shochet [meat/poultry certifier]) and Leah (Lipkin) Baline; marriedDorothy Goetz, February, 1913 (died, July 17, 1913); married Ellin Mackay, January 4, 1926 (died, July, 1988); children: Irving (deceased), Mary Ellin, Linda, Elizabeth (second marriage).

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Birth Details: May 11, 1888; Tyumen, Russia
Death Details: September 22, 1989; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
BROADWAY DEBUT--Ensemble, Up and Down Broadway (revue), Casino Theatre, 1910.
This Is the Army, Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1942.
Credits; STAGE WORK
Producer, Yip Yip Yaphank, Century Theatre, New York City, 1918.
producer (with Robert Sherwood and Moss Hart), Miss Liberty, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1949.
Credits; MAJOR TOURS
Show Girl, U.S. cities, 1902.
Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
As himself, Glorifying the American Girl, Paramount, 1930.
as himself, This Is the Army, Warner Brothers, 1943.
Writings
STAGE; ALL AS COMPOSER OF MUSIC AND LYRICS,UNLESS INDICATED Song contributor, Up and Down Broadway, Casino Theatre, New York City, 1910.
song contributor, The Ziegfeld Follies, Jardin de Paris, New York City, 1911.
Watch Your Step, New Amsterdam Theatre, New York City, 1914.
song contributor, Stop! Look! Listen!, Globe Theatre, New York City, 1915, then retitled Follow the Crowd, Empire Theatre, London, 1916.
song contributor, The Century Girl, Century Theatre, New York City, 1916.
song contributor, The Cohan Revue of 1918, New Amsterdam Theatre, 1917.
(also book) Yip Yip Yaphank, Century Theatre, 1918.
song contributor, Canary, Globe Theatre, 1918.
song contributor, The Ziegfeld Follies, New Amsterdam Theatre, 1919.
song contributor, The Ziegfeld Follies, New Amsterdam Theatre, 1920.
Music Box Revue, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1921.
Music Box Revue, Music Box Theatre, 1922.
Music Box Revue, Music Box Theatre, 1923.
Music Box Revue, Music Box Theatre, 1924.
The Cocoanuts, Lyric Theatre, New York City, 1925.
song contributor, Betsy, New Amsterdam Theatre, 1926.
Ziegfeld Follies, New Amsterdam Theatre, 1927.
song contributor, Shoot the Works, George M. Cohan Theatre, New York City, 1931.
Face the Music, New Amsterdam Theatre, 1932.
As Thousands Cheer, Music Box Theatre, 1933.
Louisiana Purchase, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1940.
This Is the Army, Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1942.
Annie Get Your Gun, Imperial Theatre, 1946.
Miss Liberty, Imperial Theatre, 1949.
Call Me Madam, Imperial Theatre, 1950.
Mr. President, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1962.

(new music and lyrics) Annie Get Your Gun, State Theatre, New York City,1966.
Writings;FILM; ALL AS COMPOSER OF SONGS
The Cocoanuts, Paramount, 1929.
Hallelujah, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1929.
Mammy, Warner Brothers, 1930.
Reaching for the Moon, United Artists, 1931.
Top Hat, RKO, 1935.
Follow the Fleet, RKO, 1936.
On the Avenue, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1937.
Alexander's Ragtime Band, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1938.
Carefree, RKO, 1938.
Second Fiddle, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1939.
Louisiana Purchase, Paramount, 1941.
Holiday Inn, Paramount, 1942.
This Is the Army, Warner Brothers, 1943.
Blue Skies, Paramount, 1946.
Easter Parade, MGM, 1948.
Annie Get Your Gun, MGM, 1950.
Call Me Madam, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953.
White Christmas, Paramount, 1954.
There's No Business Like Show Business, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954.
OTHER; COMPOSER OF OVER 1,500 SONGS,INCLUDING (Lyricist) "Marie from Sunny Italy," 1907.
"That Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune" and (lyricist with George Whiting) "My Wife's Gone to the Country" both 1909.
"Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Ragtime Violin," and "Everybody's Doin' It Now," and (with Ted Snyder) "I Want to Be in Dixie," all 1911.
"When I Lost You" and "When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam'," both 1912.
"Down in Chattanooga," 1913.
"I Want to Go Back to Michigan" and "Play a Simple Melody," both 1914.
"I Love a Piano" and "When I Leave the World Behind," both 1915.
"Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning" and "Mandy," both 1918.
"A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody," 1919.
"Say It with Music," 1921.
"All Alone" and "What'll I Do?," both 1924.
"Always" and "Remember," both 1925.
"At Peace with the World" and "Because I Love You," both 1926.
"Russian Lullaby," "Blue Skies," "The Song Is Ended," and "Shaking the Blue Skies Away," all 1927.
"Marie," 1928.
"Puttin' on the Ritz," 1929.
"Let Me Sing and I'm Happy" and "Reaching for the Moon," both 1930.
"Me!," 1931.
"Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee" and "How Deep Is the Ocean," and "SayIt Isn't So," all 1932.
"Easter Parade," "Supper Time," and "Heat Wave," all 1933.
"Cheek to Cheek" and "Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails," and "Isn't This a Lovely Day," all 1935.
"Let's Face the Music and Dance," 1936.
"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm," 1937.
"Change Partners," 1938.
"God Bless America," 1939.
"Any Bonds Today," 1941.
"This Is the Army, Mr. Jones," "I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen," "Be Careful, It's My Heart," and "White Christmas," all 1942.
"They Say It's Wonderful," "I Got Lost in His Arms," "There's No BusinessLike Show Business," "The Girl That I Marry," and "Anything You Can Do," all1946.
"Steppin' Out with My Baby," "It Only Happens When I Dance with You," and"A Couple of Swells," all 1947.
"Let's Take an Old Fashioned Walk, 1949.
"You're Just in Love," 1950.
"Count Your Blessings," 1953.
"This Is a Great Country," 1962.
"An Old Fashioned Wedding," 1966.

Further Reference

OBITUARIES AND OTHER SOURCES:

New York Times, September 23, 1989.
Variety, September 27-October 3, 1989.

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