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Walter Rimler
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PUBLISHED: Jul.03.2009

George Gershwin lived with purpose and gusto, but with melancholy as well, for he was unable to make a place for himself--no family of his own and no real home in music. He and his siblings received little love from their mother and no direction from their father. Older brother and lyricist Ira managed to create a home when he married Leonore Strunsky, a hard-edged woman who lived...

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Apr.17.2013 - 8:53 am

Beatle Rhett - The Beatles on Another Timeline

BEATLE RHETT The Beatles On Another Timeline by Walter Rimler Until the following interview, in a much abridged form, was published in You magazine last...

Mar.29.2013 - 9:12 am

Gershwin's "Oh, Bess, Oh Where's My Bess"

On January 24, 1935 George Gershwin wrote Todd Duncan (who had just been signed to sing the role of Porgy): "I am leaving for Florida this weekend where I begin the task of...

Dec.16.2012 - 12:54 pm

Gershwin and Heyward's "The Buzzard Song"

"The Buzzard Song" Music by George Gershwin Lyrics by DuBose Heyward In Act II Scene 1 of Porgy and Bess, Alan Archdale, the only sympathetic white character in the opera,...

Dec.02.2012 - 2:07 pm

Gershwin - "Feeling Sentimental"

This song, with lyrics by Gus Kahn and Ira Gershwin, was dropped from Show Girl, a production that opened in New York City at the Ziegfeld Theatre on July 2, 1929. It...

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Nov.29.2012 - 3:42 pm

In response to: The Wizard of Oz: The Young - Old - and the New

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Hi, Catherine, I'm glad you liked the videos. And thanks to you for your great blog post abut this great movie. --Walt...

Nov.29.2012 - 10:45 am

In response to: The Wizard of Oz: The Young - Old - and the New

Re The Wizard of Oz

There are some very interesting Wizard of Oz-related videos on YuuTube. Here are Judy Garland and Ray Bolger...

Nov.28.2012 - 9:41 am

In response to: Movie Review - Lincoln

Seward

I enjoyed your review. One thing: Seward wasn't at Lincoln's deathbed because he had been attacked and seriously...

Nov.17.2012 - 2:14 pm

In response to: Gershwin's "Somebody Loves Me"

Thanks for your comment

Thanks for your comment. Yes, Gershwin was a extraordinary fellow.

Sep.01.2012 - 5:30 pm

In response to: Can you be in love with two people at the same time?

Puzzled

I fell in love with Siamese twins and everything was going fine until the operation.

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About Walter

I was born in Brooklyn, NY, grew up in Los Angeles, CA, and have lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since attending UC Berkeley (class of '68). My most recent book is "George Gershwin: An Intimate Portrait" (University of Illinois Press, 2009). My other...

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