Irving Berlin Overview:

Actor, Irving Berlin, was born Israel Isidor Baline on May 11, 1888 in Mogilev, Russian Empire [now Belarus]. Berlin died at the age of 101 on Sep 22, 1989 in New York City, NY .

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Irving Berlin was nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning one for Best Music - Song for Holiday Inn in 1942.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1935Best Music - SongTop Hat (1935)N/ANominated
1938Best WritingAlexander's Ragtime Band (1938)N/ANominated
1938Best Music - SongCarefree (1938)N/ANominated
1939Best Music - SongSecond Fiddle (1939)N/ANominated
1942Best WritingHoliday Inn (1942)N/ANominated
1942Best Music - SongHoliday Inn (1942)N/AWon
1946Best Music - SongBlue Skies (1946)N/ANominated
1954Best Music - SongWhite Christmas (1954)N/ANominated
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Recording. In addition, Berlin was immortalized on a US postal stamp in 2002.

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Time again for our best bib and tucker as Once Upon A Screen, Outspoken and Freckled, and Paula's Cinema Club host the gala blogathon 31 Days of Oscar. Thanks, Aurora, Kellee, and Paula! , born Israel Isadore Baline May 11, 1888 - September 22, 1989 A poor lad from a Russian im... Read full article


Classic Movie Legends Tribute:

By Annmarie Gatti on May 11, 2013 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Songwriting Legend, , born May 11 in 1888! George Gershwin once said that was “the greatest songwriter that has ever lived”.? That is no small compliment!!!? And how could I possible argue with the great George Gershwin?? I could... Read full article


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He had four children: Mary Ellin Berlin (born November 25, 1926), Irving Berlin, Jr. (December 1-December 25, 1928), Linda Louise Berlin (born February 21, 1932), and Elizabeth Iris Berlin (born June 16, 1936).

During the filming of his singing his composition "Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning" in This Is the Army (1943), one of the backstage crew was heard to have whispered to another crew worker, "If the guy who wrote this song could hear this guy singing it, he'd roll over in his grave!".

His infant son, Irving Berlin, Jr., died Christmas morning, 1928. He was suffering from typhoid fever at the time of his death. Berlin's wife, Ellin, who was estranged from her father, heard from him for the first time when he sent her a letter of condolence. They fully reconciled in 1931.

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