Gershwins Author:Robert Kimball, Sim The dictionary defines unique as unequaled, unparalleled and incomparable. To be unique is to be singular, but the brothers George and Ira Gershwin redefined that word as easily as the reworked the conventions of the American musical theater. Both of the Gershwins were unique--unique as individuals and unique as the composer and lyricist of wh... more »at many consider to be the greatest theater music in the world. "The Gershwins" is a generous, lavish and colorful tribute to America's greatest musical theater talents, published on September 26, 1973, the 75th anniversary of George's birth, and compiled, edited, cared for and produced by the people who know George and Ira Gershwin best. Part scrapbook, journal, album, home movie and pictorial bio of George and Ira. Lots of info from their private family collections and decorated with more than 350 photographs, including color plates of rarely photographed Gershwin paintings. The results is a biography and celebration, a magnificent volume that evokes the sounds, the songs, and the life of the golden age of American musical theater by recalling the lives and gifts of two of its brightest and most beloved ornaments.« less