Composer George Gershwin was born today, September 27, 115 years ago. On Sept. 26, 1898, composer George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to parents who had recently emigrated from Russia.

Get ready for Gershwin. This year is the 100th anniversary of the birth of George Gershwin (born Sept. 26), and the fine arts calendars for 1998-99 are bulging with programs devoted to, arguably, ...

George Gershwin's time in the Carolinas launched the musician on such a spree of creativity that it led to what some critics call one of his finest works. Getty Images On June 16, 1934, George ...