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Edgar Yipsel Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg; April 8, 1896 – March 5, 1981) was an American popular song lyricist and librettist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
Apr 23, 2009 · E.Y. Harburg (born April 8, 1896/98, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died March 5, 1981, Hollywood, Calif.) was a U.S. lyricist, producer, and director. “Yip” Harburg attended the City College of New York with his friend Ira Gershwin.
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Celeste Helm starred as a rebellious young daughter of a hoopskirt manufacturer, who refuses to wear hoopskirts and marry her father's choice of a husband. Joining forces with her progressive aunt, Dolly Bloomer, the two women work together for abolition and women's rights.
E. Y. (Yip) Harburg (1896-1981), in a career spanning over fifty years, was known as “Broadway’s social conscience.” A master lyricist, poet and book writer, Yip was always dedicated to social justice.
Jan 20, 2020 · With music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg, it’s become one of the most beloved songs in the history of American popular music. Yet a rainbow was never part of the screenplay for the...
E. Y. (Yip) Harburg (1896-1981), in a career spanning over fifty years, was known as “Broadway’s social conscience.” A master lyricist, poet and book writer, Yip was always dedicated to social justice.
E. Y. Harburg. Popular song lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg (1896–1981) was quoted as saying by Clyde Haberman of the New York Times that "songs are the pulse of a nation's heart, a fever chart of its health."
