He wrote concert works including the tone poems Rhapsody in Blue 1924 and An American in Paris 1928, and popular musicals and songs, many with lyrics by his brother Ira Gershwin (1896-1983), including "I Got Rhythm", "'S Wonderful", and "Embraceable You". His opera Porgy and Bess 1935 incorporated jazz rhythms and popular song styles in an operatic format. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. Although his scores to musicals made him famous, his "serious" work earned him much critical acclaim. Of Thee I Sing 1931, a collaboration between the Gershwin brothers, was the first musical to win a Pulitzer prize.
