E.Y. Harburg
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- April 8, 1896
- Died
- March 5, 1981
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.
Filmography
Finian's Rainbow 1968
Screenplay, Musical, Lyricist
Broadway Gondolier 1935
Story
Lydia TBA
Music
Groucho & Cavett 2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Wizard of Oz on Ice 1996
Songs, Lyricist
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True 1995
Lyricist
The Great Man's Whiskers 1972
Songs
I Could Go on Singing 1963
Lyricist
Gay Purr-ee 1962
Songs, Lyricist
Bloomer Girl 1956
Lyricist
Paris in the Springtime 1956
Lyricist
April in Paris 1952
Lyricist
California 1947
Lyricist
Can't Help Singing 1944
Lyricist
Hollywood Canteen 1944
Lyricist
Kismet 1944
Songs
Hell-Bent for Election 1944
Lyricist
Meet the People 1944
Producer
Cover Girl 1944
Lyricist
Cabin in the Sky 1943
Lyricist
Panama Hattie 1942
Lyricist
Ship Ahoy 1942
Lyricist
Rio Rita 1942
Lyricist
Babes on Broadway 1941
Lyricist
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 1940
as Self
At the Circus 1939
Lyricist
The Wizard of Oz 1939
Lyricist
Gold Diggers of 1937 1936
Lyricist
Stage Struck 1936
Lyricist
The Singing Kid 1936
Lyricist
Credits from TMDB.