E.Y. Harburg
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- April 8, 1896
- Died
- March 5, 1981 (aged 84)
Biography
Edgar Yipsel "Yip" 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?" (with Jay Gorney), "April in Paris", and "It's Only a Paper Moon", as well as all of the songs for the film The Wizard of Oz, including "Over the Rainbow". Harburg was known for the social commentary of his lyrics, as well as his left-wing political leanings. He championed racial, sexual, and gender equality and labor unionism, and was an ardent critic of high society and religion. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yip Harburg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
The Wizard of Oz on Ice
Movie · Lyricist
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
Movie · Lyricist
Finian's Rainbow
Movie · Screenplay, Musical, Lyricist
I Could Go on Singing
Movie · Lyricist
Gay Purr-ee
Movie · Lyricist
Bloomer Girl
Movie · Lyricist
Paris in the Springtime
Movie · Lyricist
April in Paris
Movie · Lyricist
California
Movie · Lyricist
Hell-Bent for Election
Movie · Lyricist
Cover Girl
Movie · Lyricist
Can't Help Singing
Movie · Lyricist
Hollywood Canteen
Movie · Lyricist
Cabin in the Sky
Movie · Lyricist
Rio Rita
Movie · Lyricist
Ship Ahoy
Movie · Lyricist
Panama Hattie
Movie · Lyricist
Babes on Broadway
Movie · Lyricist
The Wizard of Oz
Movie · Lyricist
At the Circus
Movie · Lyricist
Stage Struck
Movie · Lyricist
Gold Diggers of 1937
Movie · Lyricist
The Singing Kid
Movie · Lyricist
Broadway Gondolier
Movie · Story
Applause
Movie · Lyricist