Irving Berlin (1888–1989) was a Russian-born American songwriter, widely regarded as one of the greatest in history. Born Israel Beilin in Belarus, he immigrated to the U.S. as a child, growing up in ...
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The mainstay of the 20th-century American Songbook unified a nation’s diverse voices, according to this sprightly biography. Biographer Kaplan (Frank: The Voice) follows Irving Berlin’s rise from ...