George Gershwin (Brooklyn, Nueva York, 26 de septiembre de 1898 – Beverly Hills, California, 11 de julio de 1937), con nombre de nacimiento Jacob Gershovitz, fue un compositor estadounidense.Operas: Blue Monday, (1922) one-act opera Porgy and Bess (1935) at the Colonial Theatre in BostonLondon Musicals: Primrose (1924)Broadway Musicals: George White's Scandals (1920-1924) (featuring, at one point, the 1922 one-act opera Blue Monday) Lady, Be Good (1924) Tip-Toes (1925) Tell Me More! (1925) Oh, Kay! (1926) Strike Up the Band (1927) Funny Face (1927) Rosalie (1928) Show Girl (1929) Girl Crazy (1930) Of Thee I Sing (1931) Pardon My English (1933) Let 'Em Eat Cake (1933) My One and Only (1983) Crazy for You (1992)