George Gershwin: an intimate portrait

1: From street kid to Wunderkind

2: Falling in love with Kay

3: Piano concerto

4: Ira takes a wife

5: Porgy

6: Paris

7: That long drip of human tears

8: Losing streak begins

9: Something big

10: Don't make it too good, George!

11: Kay, Jimmy, and FDR

12: Heart of American music

13: Kay's divorce

14: Todd Duncan

15: Casting, rehearsals, and an omen

16: Critics have their say

17: Limbo

18: Hollywood beckons

19: Pleasure Island

20: Final concert, final affair

21: Last songs

22: Epilogue

Author's note

Notes

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