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March 5, 1981 (84 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Aries
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Celebrities born on April 8
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Yip Harburg
Edgar Yipsel "Yip" Harburg 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?", "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". He was known for the social commentary of his lyrics, as well as his liberal sensibilities. He championed racial and gender equality and union politics. He also was an ardent critic of religion.
Birth nameIsidore Hochberg
Also known asE. Y. Harburg, Yipsel Harburg
BornApril 8, 1896, Manhattan, New York
OriginNew York, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 5, 1981, Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s)lyricist, librettist
Associated actsHarold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Jerome Kern, Jule Styne, Burton Lane

About Yip Harburg

Songwriter Yip Harburg was born on April 8, 1896 in New York, United States (He dies at the age of 84, on March 5, 1981).

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?, April in Paris, It's Only a Paper Moon, and a number of other songs were written by this lyricist.

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Yip Harburg before becoming famous

Yip Harburg was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1896 is also the year of Monkey (猴) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He received his diploma from City College.

Achievement of Yip Harburg

In 1940, he and composer Composer Harold Arlen won an Academy Award for The Wizard of Oz's Best Music, Original Song.

Yip Harburg's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Lewis Hochberg and Mary Ricing were his parents.

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Yip Harburg Collabed with

Songwriter Ira Gershwin became a personal friend of his.

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Yip Harburg Income & Net worth

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